As November 2019 closes, the bash and crash of daily life that has filled this seemingly, faster moving year seems to be easing. I found myself humming this song and checked out the lyrics, which seemed finer words that I could muster myself. And so apt for the joy, that is the B&B.Six days of...

Groucho Marx (or was it Karl) is quoted as having said that he would not join a club that would have him as a member. I am glad BB does not have any criteria for membership because if there was a technique or time cut off, I would have missed some excellent and regular swimming...

Like me you likely have been touched by illness, and after you stop feeling sorry for yourself you start setting yourself little goals, and the bigger the illness the smaller the goals get. When I got crook a little while back my goals were simple ones like getting back into the water which I did...

This lovely crew were all smiles today after a smooth ride to Shelly & back with no ash nor leaves clinging to their bodies making the swim just that bit more challenging! Instead – we were blessed with aquarium conditions –  but no fish photos as blog camera is still on the blink. JK is...

memory card from camera this morning is ‘corrupt’ so another pictureless blog today. temp has creeped over 20 degrees finally. the ash that was in the water yesterday was replaced by leaf litter and lots of rubbish today. Kara picked up a collection of items on her swim, but didn’t pick up the condom that...

Good intentions… They’re important right?  We all hope to possess good intentions. No one likes bad intentions… “What’s your intention?” “To do good!” Well then, that’s virtuous. Right? It’s easy to do good, to be intentionally good, when you’re paying attention. And especially when everyone’s paying attention. But what about those times when no one’s...

I should know by now that the mornings when I don’t feel like swimming are the mornings when I definitely should swim.  I wasn’t too happy to hear my alarm go off today but, being a dutiful blogger, I cancelled the snooze button and leapt out of bed.  And I’m very glad I did –...

First off, apologies for the lateness of this blog. It’s been a full day of activity, the most notable being passing my bronze proficiency at Dee Why. I was told I did the run swim run with 10 seconds to spare but I’m sure they were lying. Last night and today we were blessed with...

The northerly winds came in today and brought big waves which are a joy for the surfers. They have not had a turn for a long time and I can have a swim another day from the beach. Also today we could swim at halfway or from Shelly beach. Time is on our side. I...