‘This being human is a guest house… Every morning a new arrival… Be grateful for whatever comes, Because each has been sent as a guide from beyond.’ This is the beginning and end of Rumi’s Guest House. Every morning we have a new arrival of joy or sorrow of pain or pleasure and don’t resist...

Why have we been swimming with so many jellyfish ? Our recent jellyfish visitor was Pelagia noctiluca which is found in tropical and temperate waters around the world. The life cycle of jellyfish is characterised by a boom and bust over a short time – often only days. Most jellyfish species have both a bottom dwelling...

Another sensational start after a glorious long weekend. Bindi was pretty sure it was worth a dip. Some nice little waves but for most of us it was a north trip due to the infest.   The board said all good temp wise. The crew were happy with the temperature. But north was glassy and...

There were plenty of people today ready to have an extra swim thanks to the public holiday. Conditions were perfect, clear and calm water,  temperature has increased to 17.7 degrees and numbers increased to 231 total. My arrival shot to the club Anne greeting one of the six new swimmers to our group – welcome...

Water temp dropped back below 17 today and felt much colder.   The 6:30 crew hitting the water on a fairly overcast start to the day.   Fortunately it had brightened up significantly by 7. Errol and Jo with Adrian lurking in the background.   All is back to normal in WOW Land now that...

I swam a little early today as I had to come up to the mountains for the day. Its freezing up here in comparison to manly , air temp 11-12! My view as I walked from my car to manly met a newbie called Barry from Melbourne who was keen to have a swim and...

The water is hotting up. the waves are moving about. It is getting to be Spring like. I wonder if there is a gauge of the understated old Australian way of describing the surf of our swim. “Manly Lake” for the flat conditions which suit me so well all the way through “bit bumpy” through...

What a glorious morning after yesterday’s wild conditions, perfect for a swim from Manly to Shelly Beach and back.  The 6.30am team (above) loved the smaller waves and warmer conditions. Our eyes were deceiving us for some a few minutes, no there hadn’t been a sudden massive drop in temperature – John Bond fixed that...

You can count …….on the beauty Yesterday, someone who lives dangerously close to me was waxing lyrical, as he does, about this and that,  when he said something interesting. He commented “it is amazing that rain or shine, cold or warm you can always count on the B&B. There are so many things we can’t...

It was lovely at our happy place this morning. Calm, clear and among friends. It was a little chilly though. We still need our hot water. This is our lovely Penny welcoming newbies Mike and Wendy. They usually swim in the lakes of England! Hope you enjoyed Manly… Stunning sky.. Peter ready for his swim...