Met this Guy @5:46am.       I swam with Clair Hasko and Brett + Lyndall @5:51am after Clair’s 5:22am message said, “Sorry – 5.45 for me as Brett needs to go early”. Colder water, large wave sets at Manly, overall visibility down.   Sets.     My pre-dawn swimming buddies Clair and Lyndall.  ...

Mornin’ all. Inner Westies here. 220 swimmers today and 8 newbies – flat sea, lots of fish, water warming up 17.1- what more could we want. Inner West skyline this morning as we set out at 6am down Wigram Road…   Flat seas when we got to Manly   Inner Westies pre-swim conference   Morning...

Ziggy caught my eye today and belongs to Caroline, Ziggy has never been in the blog before!! First time for everything. Cutie pie. Rob Hawkins told me today it’s world dog day or some such thing, so good reason to feature a cutie pie! Here’s Rob and the gang getting ready for a cold swim...

Arriving for a swim with the dashboard showing 9 degrees, and seeing the water temperature may not seem something to feel cheerful about but it is. And I am a grumpy old person.   The sea was calm and clear.  And it was John Schaeffer’s 60th birthday. Happy birthday – what a way to spend...

This morning was just one of those special mornings.  I know we say it a lot but with calm, clear seas and a sunrise like this how can it not put you a good mood for the rest of the day. The yogi’s getting their zen on. Ted, Val and Nicky. Jeff has just returned...

There was so much to celebrate today. Everyone I spoke to, seemed to have a really fantastic reason to be happy. With a stunning red sunrise introducing a perfect, cloudless, blue-sky morning how could we not be feeling energised. The water temperature felt like it was back over 17 degrees, the clarity was once again...

It was in fact just another glorious day and spectacular swim. We missed a big pod of dolphins that hit the bay 30 minutes after we got out. The day started like so many before but more and more light as the 6.45 photo shows. The waves we had on the weekend has all but...

When we suspend the stress induced autocraving pathology that’s perpetuated as economic policy, we find an opportunity to rediscover a timeless joy and true sense of fulfillment the likes of which can only be created and nurtured from within. In a world of on-demand disconnected disposability here we find ourselves in the timeless wonder of...

Yes, that’s right. Today’s blog had the potential to be a gold star, award winning blog. It had everything – beautiful sunrises, fantastic wave action, happy smiling swimmers, perhaps a couple of dolphins, a whale and a photo scoop or two….but I lost my camera, mid swim, complete with most of today’s photos on it!...

There were no newbies today. Maybe they were the sensible ones   In case you were wondering, yes the water was cold. Just ask the very bold and very beautiful swimmers who braved the frigid depths with no wetsuit. No stats on this, but around 250 swimmers lined up for their therapeutic dose of vitamin...