Another walk around to Shelley today, more carnivals at Manly , people everywhere, surf skis and boards everywhere, tents everywhere, just a few swimmers and even less dogs. Some of the swimmers making their trek around the corner: I found some people stretching pre swim, very wise! I try and do mine at home or...

Beach closed because of massive swell and monstrous surf. i saw people running to the beach with boards under their arms before i saw it so I knew I would be going to Shelly.  Only the skilled set off from the beach today and it was good to see their skill Rachelle and Morgan are...

This morning’s waves were a little challenging, some breaking before the point.  There was plenty of discussion about whether to swim from Manly, half way or Shelly.  Shelly seemed to be the commonsense approach. Rainer chose to take the surfboard out. While others chose still to go from Manly. These guys are visiting from London...

How did you begin your day? Louise, Monica, Jane (and 277 other B&B swimmers) started with an invigorating swim, relishing the salt air, sun, warm water and stopping on the way for a chat with a guy who looked like…. well..that he was just casually walking past….. not walking across the street…but walking across the...

…not getting smashed as in inebriated I hasten to add, (although I have got quite a collection of those photos …!!) Today it was one of those days the swim made you feel really ALIVE!!! Nothing like being hit by a sneaky wave, dumped in to seaweed and having a swim in a washing machine...

Quite possibly the worst lie you could ever be told is that you’re perfect just the way you are. You might be beautiful, in the eye old the beholder. Maybe even invaluable, to those who keep a score. But, ‘Perfect’… ‘Just the way you are’..?  That sentence is quicksand for the soul. Ignore it. Sure,...

  A grey sky and a flat ocean greeted me this morning.  Not your usual summer’s day, but Manly beach is always beautiful, regardless of conditions!  But where were all the swimmers??   Paul, Henrietta and Dorset were on hand to remind that today we would be doing a reverse swim from Shelly to the...

The rain has set in, a bit of a wind came up later too. Today was a bit more like a mild winter day really, and not a peep of a complaint from anyone. The morning yoga people were waiting patiently for people to arrive when I arrived today.  A brilliant community initiative to introduce...

What a glorious morning – grey and overcast with rain clouds not smoke. The water was lovely and inviting at 22 degrees. So many people harnessed their power to get out of bed and get into the swim and were glad Look at the smiles Happy birthday Marcelo. Elisha has come along to celebrate along...

This morning all the talk at B&B was about the predicted rain which is slowly making its way up the East Coast of Australia.  While we are use to the grey sky – more recently choked with smoke and smog – one thing that is not so familiar is the wet substance coming from the...