This year Sydney’s 2015 Winter Solstice took place at 02:39am this morning (22 June). The solstice is the shortest day of the year (9hrs 53 min 54 secs of sunlight-Sunrise 7am -> Sunset 4:53:54 pm)   According to Norris et al (2013) the earliest Australian solstice calculations can be found in the Wurdi Youang stone...

Its the Queen’s Birthday!!   6.10am   6.15 am  Brendan -> triple Shelly   Bolderbastards –> Queenscliff   with Fire Chief Ken (Smurf) in the taper for the     6.25   6.30 Drinks Express Richard hugging the Pirate and Alison (chocolate maker for Fifi)   Baby Emma with Grand parents Kathy & Alan +...

It’s the first day of winter!! But when I park on North Steyne at 5.58am I have to dodge 20 guys in  boxing gloves on my way to the club house. Air temp  = 10 degrees Water Temp = 18.6 Swimmers = 90+ The first picture is of you Clair, amongst the pre-6am crowd  ...

What’s happening? It’s 6am The boardwalk is alive with activity The sweeper is clearing joggers and lighting the way down the ramp There is standing room only due to a tractor/truck traffic jam Anna and Kane are already making coffees     I swam at 6.05 IN THE DARK with THIRTEEN (13) friends  – no...

It’s 6.30 Monday morning, air temp 13 deg, water temp 19.9 degs as: Storchy’s bootcamp starts a series of beach sprints, ( David Panton, in the lead, has to make sure he is fit enough for his date with the Foreign Minister tonight)   The Drinks Express enters water I had my bike today so...

    At last we get to meet Clair’s mum   Ken Simon Rob @6am Sunrise and a full moon   today I’m swimming to Anne’s house   this one, more later in todays story booty camp muster@6.51am – please change the clock one of todays subplots – Jackson’s gang are swimming to Dee Why...

I met Claire last year when I  wrote a blog, titled, “Where’s Drinky when I need him?..”  about  Claire the mother of Drinky’s baby Maguire     Claire is a great swimmer who requested a “mascara” shot   Here is her Facebook shot   She’s moving her  “Thomas the Tank Engine” business t0 Hong Kong  ...

6.24am – Even Manly has it’s homeless shelter   The Dolphin Whisperer was in charge today, thanks for the camera Shaun. 6.29am Drinky decides to get changed   Jo dressing Drinky’s wound before today’s 6.30 am express.     down the ramp at 6.31 Natural pose Sophie & Annie can’t wait to get wet  ...

Manly has just hosted the Australian Open of Surfing 2015 So today’s tune has to be  The Atlantics, Bombora https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOW0697mfBs   Here is  Champion Laura Enever of Narabeen 2nd Tyler Wright, with her B&B cousin Ella (daughter our Sandy McIndoe) Men’s Champ Kolohe Andino from California         I like this shot  ...

Meet Skye 4th grade teacher from Curl Curl with her 1965 mini Sam met nice Leo from Nice thru AIR BnB. Leo was one of today’s 3 newbies Meg and Rod arrived at 6.45 I swam with the 6am crew Clair giving Billy a late birthday hug at Shelly@6.18 Derrick holding up the wall as...