There was lots of chatter in the build up to the soltice swim today. People were asking on social media, should I or shouldn’t I? How cold is it? Will people see me? What if there’s surf? On and on it went. In the end it wasn’t as difficult as some thought it would be...

Each morning I find myself asking about the actual temperature and then the ‘how it feels’ temperature. Fascinating conversation Jet setters: One from Brisbane. One from Taiwan.   Near the A Team tree. I think they have read the Far-A-way Tree book which tells us that if you stand near the A team tree you...

Being raised old school male has its pros and cons. You get all the strength of the masculine energy but you often feel trapped in it too because its not cool be be male and vulnerable. You need to be tough and macho and never display emotion. Superman never cried. But a few years living...

CONDITIONS Air:        10º and crispy Sky:       Crystal-clear Moon:    Full and bright Venus:    Risen @ 5.50 a.m. Water:    18.8º  (16.5º @ Shelley) Vis:         65% (probably still polluted) Newbs:   Three Swam:    185 Rain:       Nil Sun:       Yes! —— Fashion: Leisa turns it on ————- Trending: Suits you, Craig ————- Controversy: Three mirthful folk discussing Midge’s ‘in the...

    Jane demonstrating how to tuck hair and ears into your cap. She’s a little fuzzy coming to the swim straight from a night shift.           Warmer in than out   Lets go!   🙂 🙂 🙂     A rainbow greeted us on return to Manly   Aaaand the...

Tara said, “it’s a bit wet”.     Jac’s got it covered.   Murray et al.     Sue.     Undercover.     Hot shower.     Henrietta.   David.     Mary.     Di’s octopus.     Elvis.     7:55am.   Stats 130 swimmers, 1 newbie, H2O 19 degrees C.  ...

Oh man…. I spent 2 hours editing a video for the blog and  I forgot to save it and lost the lot!! So not fun vlog today 🙁 Just a few photos …. Was dark and cold but whenever you get the the beach it always delivers big on beauty!            ...

Our Indian Summer appears to have finally left us, with morning air temps around the 10 degree mark. The good thing is this morning’s water temp of 18.4 degrees felt very tolerable. And winter mornings are always lovely.   The usual suspects and some newbies gathering for the swim.   Ashleigh had the right idea...

Young people just don’t know what it’s like to ponder things. These days you just check google if you are wondering about something.  In my day, you would ponder and then perhaps ask the person next to you – what is the road of Tyrgikistan or which film was that actress in – and while...

This morning as we got close to Manly Surf Lifesaving Club for our daily swim we were left a little disappointed.  Our nice clear, crisp, flat area of paradise had been replaced by a bit of chop and a bit of a gloomy outlook for the day. Nevertheless the sunrise was spectacular. During winter there’s...