What a beautiful morning to swim. It was a bit cold because of the breeze but lovely choppy water. Angus and Amy have joined BB swimming and today agreed to be photographed.   Also it is Greta’s (pinkish wetsuit) birthday today. HAPPY BIRTHDAY GREAT GRETA  (see the word play?!)   Lots of wonderful swimmers enjoyed...

Walking down to the swim this morning wondering how cold the water will be and hoping it will be enjoyable or it least not painful. And hoping my friends will be there and we can enjoy a coffee afterwards. Of course, all the hoping comes true, as most things do. Swim was cool and awesome...

Welcome to a quickie Blog with lots of people and no fish.  Tune in for Lainey’s Blog if you want fish 😄 The morning greeted BnB Newbies, Groupies, Blog Tarts and Old Skool with warm conditions and a spectacular sunrise. I managed to track down a couple of Blog Newbies… A few Blog Groupies… And...

My usual vigil to the east before the swim was even more fortifying than normal this morning after I had to brave the path in bare feet as I could’nt find my uggs. The Westerlies as you may be aware create the cold conditions as they move the surface water offshore and it has to be...

In other words it was at tad chilly/fresh/brisk/crisp this morning. An invigorating 8 degrees in the air with a gentle Westerly to make things that little bit more interesting. By contrast we had a tropical ocean to look forward to.   The 6:30 crew were shivering so much they couldn’t wait to get into the...

Eos, or Aurora is the goddess of dawn, renewing herself every day.  She gets a mention in Homer for wearing a saffron dress and Shakespeare says she has a bed with shady curtains. It’s that magical part of the day, with an elastic quality, as if our construct of linear time is tangibly arrested; if...

How Two Blokes from Northbridge, embraced being Bold and Beautiful   Ian John and I met when he moved in next door and introduced himself. He invited me over for a few drinks before I had the chance to invite him. We had an instant connection. The thing I like most about John is he...

Considering the date anything could happen. So far so good, no reports of anything spooky and all swimmers returned to base intact . Clear calm waters, freezing cold admittedly and a lot of us are now reaching our winter badge status. Twenty swims needed over 7 weeks and you get a badge , for a...

I’ve come to the conclusion that we swim with a bunch of crazies – people that do abnormal things, always pushing the boundaries and don’t we love following their adventures. Yesterday we had the pleasure of going out on John Lehmann’s lovingling restored yacht ‘Seabird’ to see Captain Matt Hayes, Sailor Syd Seymour and Sailor...

This morning was another reminder that our ‘swim’ is so very much more than a swim. Manly Beach was, for starters, such an amazing place to be this morning as the sun rose. It was cold, 8 degrees and very chilly…but the early morning light was stunning and there was so much going on! Early...