Dorset got me thinking this morning – each summer/winter we strive for badges, but the badge is just one part of the whole Bold and Beautiful story. While the badge is the individual reward for our hard work – braving the chilly winter mornings or swimming longer in summer, the greater reward is the friendships...

Happy Wednesday All Bit of a gloomy morning down at Manly but the rain stopped just in time for us to jump in the water and have a nice morning swim.     Ian providing some morning wisdom to us all from his recent trip to India. Highlight of his trip was seeing the close...

One of those Australian beach summery mornings. Blue sky, a few waves, a gentle NE breeze, a few blueys…lots of smiley health looking people.           Have a fabulous day, Jenny :))   Stats: Swimmers:  195 Newbees: 10  ! Water: 20.4 degrees C. B&B Fundraising Christmas Party Please book early for the B...

If we focus on our differences, we’ll find them more numerous than the stars, If we simmer in our outrage, we’ll burn hotter than the sun, If we see ourselves from a higher view, we’ll realise we are one.   (Click to enlarge photos)                      ...

Another perfect start to the day so settle back and catch up on some of the highlights of the morning.       management notices Stats Temp: supposedly 24.3 but no one believed it. More like 18. Note to John Bond – those $2 shop thermometers may not be that accurate. Swimmers: 387 Newbies: lots...

It was a green light run all the way from Cammeray until the bottom of the hill at Sydney road. A three songs car ride – Janet Jacksons – Together again, Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams and Powder Fingers – My Happiness – the day had started well. I headed off with the 6.00am crew, what...

While I truly believe in tolerance in all things, I do prefer bilateral breathing. Imagine the plight of the blogger in the middle of  the bay, doing a bit of aquarobics and trying to get an action photo but the swimmer breathers only to one side?! Not as good as  bilateral breather at all.  Anyway,...

So, what is your favourite movie? My favourite movie is Shawshank Redemption. You might know it. It’s the story of banker Andy Dufresne, played by Tim Robbins, who is sentenced to life in Shawshank State Penitentiary for the murder of his wife and her lover, despite his claims of innocence. Over the following two decades,...

Such a stunning pink sky over Manly Beach at 5.30am this morning. The surf was up though and visibility down,  water was stinger free and not too cold…Around 140 swimmers today and water 19.6 I’ll start off by thanking Tony Stuart for such an enlightening, moving and inspirational talk  at our Bluewater dinner last night....

It was hard not to mention the wind this morning as the nor easter pushed us down the trail to the clubhouse. It was about 1o to 15 knots at my guess with a good cover of white caps by 6.45 am. Certainly not what the forecast predicted with 1m of swell being pushed up...