As a kid my favourite book was Noddy & his bumpy dog. I loved that bumpy dog, not Noddy, because I had a bumpy dog too I called Nipper. Life was more fun with my bumpy dog because he reminded me life was for living and the best bits were the bumpy bits. Now fast...

In a newspaper article recently our swim was referred to as ‘The Rock Star of Ocean Swims’… Whatever that means we know our swim is pretty special…Today there was a smoke haze from burn off but it made for a spectacular sky to swim under (and the smoky smell did remind me of being in...

Happy Tuesday! Another beautiful tuesday graced us today- with the smell of summer lingering in the air, STILL the warm waters (I can’t remember if this is normal for this time of year?!), and a day with a top of 26 degrees.. The swim was beautiful as always, lots of schools of fish and lovely...

Iconic  Manly@7.04am.     Shelly start.       Jim Bob#1.     Power Nap.     John said “172 swimmers, 2 newbies & water temp 20.7” while queuing with Blogger Jack  – RN@RNS ER.     Yesterday I completed an epic 11.30 km swim only because  of my fantastic support team – Captain Charlie...

Not sure this will work 😩 but here’s today’s vlog…  Lesbubs 😁👍 Warning – worse editing ever!! 😂😂        

Today we have a federal election. This is Serious Stuff where we have the privilege of voting for the leadership and philosophies that will shape our country for the next few years and possibly much longer. Many things are at stake – our livelihoods, how people less fortunate than ourselves will survive, and the very...

It was 21.4 in the water today. Hot Hot Hot But it was still hard to get in. Once I did get in, it was hard to leave the water. It was so lovely.   Happy birthday Alan ! here surrounded by beautiful women     A team under the A team tree. Protected from...

This morning there was great excitement at the surf club with John announcing the Miguel Maestre from Channel 10’s “The Living Room” was making us breakfast for the first 50 people who signed the waiver agreeing that their image may be on television. John asked us to wait on the beach while the camera crew...

Bees and BnBers have much in common. First and foremost, the world is in dire straits without us. We must be cared for and preserved. BnBers do a good job caring for eachother. Bees need a little more help but we are onto it. Secondly, we start with a B; we buzz around holding important...

Another morning of Autumn perfection! Feeling so lucky to have had this run of amazing weather and conditions, with water temperatures staying so warm! There was a lovely sunrise this morning, followed by a beautiful swim in such clear water! I could see the bottom the whole way. The camera battery died halfway so I...