Today’s tech issue was… no battery in the camera! Thanks to Rog and Lainey for saving the day.. again.   What better way to start your birthday than with a swim, Peter said.     It was also Andrew’s birthday today, here with his wife Juliette. They are regulars at the swim from Normanhurst, and...

Clear cool water at 17 degrees C. Mild swell. Clear warm skies and 11.8 degrees C on the beach at 6:55am. 142 Swimmers 2 New Swimmers          

Not sure what the stats were … water was cold … sun was warm 🌞🌞 I was “chased” by a Port Jackson shark on the surface of the water!! it was amazing… no one believed me though 😂  

Happy birthday to blogger  extraordinaire, Lainey, who celebrates her XXX (<- insert number here) birthday today! She received a good birthday singing and splashing from the crowd before yelling ‘Lets Go!’ and racing back for tea!       We were a bit worried about the supposed cold change that was due to come through...

THE NATURAL ORDER OF THINGS Swimming in the sea connects us to nature – the seasons, its secrets, its treasures. And today there was a visit by dolphins in the early swim. I saw them. They must have been keen to swim with the early swimmers who are an impressive group.   Dolphins Manly 16/08/2019...

I wonder why we B&Bers relish our morning talks, and what makes catching up with each other as enjoyable as the swim. Of course there’s lots of reasons why our conversations work, and one of them is because we ‘turn towards’ more often than we ‘turn away.’ Turning towards is both a physical thing –...

Hi Guys, lovely to be back swimming with you after a 7 week holiday in Europe! I had so many hugs and welcomes last week it reminded me again what an amazing B&B community we have here. Thank you! Just a quickie blog today though as I have teaching. I did manage to get some...

You are reluctant to get out of bed on your swimming day in winter especially when it is a cold day but you do. You get to Manly and find a spot to park. The early swimmers go in and they are exiting when the 7 am goes out. You check the temperature on the...

Happy Birthday Pirate Alex. Legends board session@6:02 am.     I measured the water temp 16 degs@6.04 am. Pre-wedding swim💕💕 Ali is marrying her Pirate 🏴‍☠️ in 5 days.     It looks cold  as the Drinkless Express emerges from the high tide. Cam.     Capless Dave finished a double by 6:55am.    ...

After yesterday’s dramatic drop in water temperature to 14.4 it was hoped that John Bond’s trusty thermometer was going to show a return to the relative warmth of 15 plus. No such luck, the temp rose a big 0.5 degrees to 14.9. It’s been a magnificent week of fantastic swimming conditions, superb visibility and golden...