We arrive in a moment, then in another we are gone. In that first moment, all is awe and wonder. Infinite potential. Then we make it so complicated, we forget why we are here. And we forget how that moment, like every moment until the last, is always the time of our life.   (click...

It’s been a bit of a week for swimming. Not that I’ve been there myself. With those nasty winds having pushed the warm water out to sea, my inclination to plunge into cold water was completely diminished. Cold water swimming is something one does for a badge. I did hear there were waves, cold water,...

It couldn’t have looked more appealing after reading last nights forecast for big waves and hearing a wild wind at home. How lucky are we I thought, like a lake with sun shining. Not a bump to be seen.   Then I saw John and that temperature, and my heart sunk a bit, really not...

There was a nice swirl of water at the bottom of the ramp because of high tide this morning. The temp was 18 but it felt a bit cooler. Still a mix of swimmers with and without wetsuits, with or without flippers, etc. Very enjoyable thing to do. Post swim faces   Alex has dropped...

Sync or swim ? That is the question. Well, it was down at the beach today. It follows the title of a French film, “Sink or swim” about a group of middle aged men ( do we know any of them ??) joining a synchronised swim team…and the antics surrounding their new found passion.  ...

Calm conditions continued on today. An ‘ins and outs’ group training at around 5.45 on Wednesdays if you’re keen for a bit more of a workout.   The big O made it down for a 6.30 swim today. His technique to get out of bed a little earlier than usual is to drink lots of...

Even when the water is murky and the fish are harder to see, we can often come across a beautiful Blue Groper at The Bower or around clearer parts of the bay! A cold morning today but calm water and lots of happy swimmers high on endorphins!   I took this of the early swimmers...

Clair said, “harbour swim@5:30. Brett has to work”.   Ken said “Rocks 1 me nil.” Big surf again.     John said, “Cold water 16.5 degrees”. Lee@6:20   John & Danny finished a cold swim@6:25.     I swam with the 6:30 Drinkless Simon Phin express.   Sarah in the sun.   Peter (1 day...

Some Sunday mornings you wake up and think, would’t it be wonderful to just turn over and drift back to sleep. Now, that’s OK for the rest of you but us poor overworked and underpaid Sunday bloggers do not have that luxury. Our Sunday blog boss, Gemma, is usually at the front door, cattle prod...