It occurs to me what a global life we lead. I encounter at the swim lots of people who are from different parts of the world or who travel to different parts of the world. I have also recently very much enjoyed reading about Brendan Maher’s swim of the English Channel, Julie Isbill’s swim of...

The beat was more obvious this morning, but it’s there everyday.  The inner beat you tune into that keeps your life in rhythm, and for us it includes an ocean swim. It’s why we feel out of rhythm when we don’t get a dose of the ocean. It’s part of what gives our lives meaning....

The gusty, windy conditions were very deceiving.  As I lay tucked under my duvet, in the darkness of pre dawn,  listening to the howling wind, I imagined the conditions at Manly would be less than ideal. Blogging duties ensured I made it down to the Beach before sunrise where all my doubts and unnecessary concerns...

For those wondering, Apricity entered our language in 1623 when a very chilly Englishman, Henry Cockeram used it to describe a love for the warmth of Sunlight in Winter. The Oxford Dictionary provides a contextual sentence which possibly raises more questions about other words that have fallen on paths less travelled.   “These humicubrations, the...

Humans make health over-complicated, mostly because our conscious mind likes to think it’s running the whole show… But it need not be so. It’s simple, so simple one of the key factors that determines how much illness or wellness you get to enjoy in life is even indicated by the words themselves… Illness starts with ‘I’,...

  Today was one of those mornings when you approach the beach and know with this sunrise that it’s going to be a happy day! First there was the solstice (nudie) swim where some 60 or so swimmers swam from either Shelly or Manly. One unsuspecting non B&B swimmer got the surprise of his life...

The sunrise today was outstanding. As the 280 swimmers descended on Manly Beach the sun put on a show. The ocean has been kind, calm and clear these last 6 weeks. So, today it decided to mix it up a bit literally. The ocean was a bit like a washing machine. There were great waves...

Recently the TV show Utopia started. It is so like my work that I can’t watch or if I do watch, it makes me cry rather than laugh. It is almost like I fell asleep on the bus and talked about my day at work and the scriptwriter was taking notes on the same bus....

As the sun rose today I was glad to be back at the beach after a few days away. A lot of you will remember a few weeks back Michael Teys did his overnight training swim for Catalina. Today our time, his time, whatever time you’re in , he does Catalina and we wish him...

My dear friend Roz said this morning “Every day I wake up and feel gratitude for having the opportunity to swim in such a beautiful place with such a wonderful group of people.” We are so lucky to have such an amazing person as Roz swimming with us too. She has to be one of...