I am writing this from a remote location. It is something that we all learned about during covid – school from home, work from home and now blog from work. But you will note that while you can swim anywhere instead of Manly, you cannot tick the swim if you do. So it is not...

At this time of the year I often feel Mother Nature is holding her breath as late Summer eases into Autumn. The air is often still and close and humid with barely a puff of breeze, especialy in the morning.Any evening storms are most welcome, unless you’re a pet who’s terrified of them. Still a...

This photo was taken 13 years ago when Jules and Michael swam with us the last time before Jules pursued her dream of becoming a Doctor and moving to WA. We thank you both so much for making the B&B swim the inclusive, welcoming group it is today. On Saturday at 7 am please come...

The ocean was wild this morning.Broody sky. Heavy swell. The kind of sea that makes you stand on the rocks for a while and ask, are we actually doing this? Lisha and I sat there for a good half hour …chatting, debating, procrastinating. Manly looked bold. Halfway was tempting, but there were seagulls floating in...

23 degrees warm in the water.  Birthday Boys Brett & Chris swam north & to Shelly respectively. Have a safe & enjoyable week ahead. Simon

It’s now the end of another summer and I’m personally going to welcome autumn . There was a beautiful sunrise today over the bay and a clear day starting after a few days rain earlier in the week. We welcomed a group of swimmers from Melbourne and a couple from Canada , hopefully they saw...

We are all on journeys, point A to point B, but it’s hardly ever linear. Like a poorly programmed GPS we can be directionless without a destination, and most importantly without a reality check of where we are. For me each day I reset in the morning, a stock-take of where I am, arm myself...

I come to Manly from Dee Why and while I’m always full of happy anticipation the mood lifts even more once I’m able to see the Queenscliff to Shelly vista. We are very lucky. Not unusually I arrived late and the place looked deserted. The flags were up so that was a good sign  ...

I wandered down just before 6am this morning and everything felt gently alive. The ocean looked like a glassy lake – smooth, flat, barely a ripple. Just the faintest breeze brushing across the top like it didn’t want to disturb the peace. Manly Point café was coming to life, and drifting across the sand was...

I swam north with Brett Mel Jo Ali Rusty & Greg @6:15. Warmest water of the seain@24 degrees. Lots of 6:30 & 7 am swimmers. The following  shots show how I experienced the morning and includes portraits plus a group shot of the “triathletes”. \\\\\\\\\\\||||\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Race day shots – thanks – Rex Morris, Greg Cole...