How Lucky are we to have our health and each other as well as a wonderful swim in our paradise that is Manly.. Such beautiful light this morning walking over from the car towards the beach.   The Abbey road of Manly in the wonderful early light.   Our Yogi’s doing their thing in the...

  Here is the charity swim for you, it’s run by Kevin Stevens one of our own B&Bers, for his son Carlos. Check out the full story at the end of the blog. Clair is a past winner of the 5hr swim Carlos Cup. register here: www.swim4autism.com Swim4autism Sunday 26th March at the ABC pool...

Mornin’ all. Inner Westies here. ‘Don’t know why there’s no sun up in the sky, stormy weather….” Listen to Billie Holliday’s version … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIgVCU19pjg Yep. Pretty stormy, but gorgeous warm water 22.9, 3 newbies and about 170 of us. NOTICE BOARD – please go to the website and book your place in the badge ceremony!!!...

THIS WEEK Tuesday night:  Badgefest at the restaurant       ————— Wednesday Morning:  One person only turned up for Booty Camp (And promptly went back home)   ———– Wednesday night:  Met a Midnight Cowboy on the game …   ——————- Thursday Morning: Justin Beiber had a swim with us.  Gary was chosen to mind...

Change is good. Change and adaptation is survival. I personally prefer things to stay the same and I love routine. This morning the traffic (vehicular and foot) was huge. It is pouring and is is the second week in March so it must be Coastrek, walkers to Bondi raising money for Fred Hollows Foundation. I have to...

I got drenched today before I even got into the water, the surf was big and rough, it was raining and the wind was strong enough to turn some people off using an umbrella. I’m told the early swimmers headed for the harbour but Rusty gave everyone an ok report from halfway and back. Greg...

I’m sure most of us were tempted to stay tucked in bed as the alarm sounded this morning. And certainly many did. With the rain falling heavily and no sign or hint of daybreak I found it a challenge to get down to Manly. But as soon as I saw the first smiling face down...

Congrats Michelle on achieving your 500km today, Martin is just a stroke or 2 behind, and should tick  over 500km tomorrow.   What great smile.   The walk of honour.   Our Tuesday yogi’s enjoying their practice and a lovely sunrise.     Men of Manly B & B getting ready.   Looking forward to...

Ever notice how there seems to be more money, more information, more technology… More ability to do, know and communicate.  More of everything, including  dissatisfaction. More is a pretty strong narrative. Society as we know it today has been built upon getting more. Unfortunately the story of needing to bring more to ourselves leaves little...

This blogger has been sidelined from the water for the next 5 weeks.  Today I can only sit, watch and ponder at what it is that draws us back to these almost pristine oceans from where all life began.   Today I will endeavour to delve into the evolution of Homo Erectus   to Homo...