Today we celebrate the fashion of the bold and beautiful, in particular the effortless, yet edgy, grey marle BnB hoodie. Vogue calls it “the ultimate neutral”.  Karl Lagerfeld describes it as “a wardrobe staple”.   Barb McKee says “it’s filled the gap in my wardrobe that I didn’t know I had.”   Whether it’s gracing...

Well before I get to the one rule that Sterling broke this morning… gosh it’s nice to come down to this! What a way for Storchy to celebrate his birthday at booty camp!   This wonderful rose between the thorns is leaving us soon to head back home to Europe. Eva will be deeply missed...

If Charles Darwin swam with us he would not need the extinct Dodo Bird to study because we have plenty of specimens that would make him proud. When he wrote: ‘It is not the strongest species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the ones most responsive to change.’ It could have been about us....

ok I admit, today seemed bleak, dreary, dark, wet, cold and unmotivating, but that was only until I arrived at B & B central, where the sense of anticipation of disrobing to jump into the calm waters grew rapidly for the 6.30’s. As the rain fell and the clouds overhead promised to hide any hint...

With offshore winds about as light as they could be from the WSW and a rising tide from a low at 4am, we were met with what was as close to a mirror finish as you could hope for. Coupled with no swell to speak of and a balmy 18 degrees, you could be excused...

Searching occurs with regard to the presumed space in which you are looking. Whereas seeking is based upon what it is you wish to find. If you are searching for more outside the box, you are still limited by your concept of the box. But if you simply seek more, the box becomes irrelevant. All...

Mornin’ all. Inner Westies here. Stats; Ooddles of swimmers – Ian reckons 270, 7 newbies, air temp 7, water temp 18.4. Great swim today – almost as clear as yesterday and flat as a pancake. Just beautiful conditions.     Well, African safaris have the big five –  lion, elephant, buffalo, leopard and rhinoceros. But...

It was another stunning morning in Manly. I managed to find a fantastic car park on Victoria Parade and I ran into all round great guy, Cam. We enjoyed a lovely early morning coffee at Hakan’s (pre 6.30am).   We then walked around to the B&B swim where we were greeted with a beautiful sunrise....

                                    ————— B&B Monthly Dinner at Bluewater Cafe Tuesday 11th July at 6.30 pm at Bluewater Restaurant. Chief Superintendent Kenneth Murphy (aka Smurf) Clarification Tuesday week 11th is monthly dinner – and not to be confused with bookings for Trivia Night – which...

Next week marks week seven in the winter badge challenge.  The challenge, for those that don’t know is to swim and log 20 swims over 7 different weeks during June, July and August.  If you are really game, you can do it without a wetsuit for an extra www badge. Make sure you log them...