The ancient Egyptian view on life was deeply influenced by their detailed knowledge of ongoing cycles in the cosmos.  They saw the disappearance and re-emergence of the stars and sun passing across the sky as a constant cycle of retreat and rebirth. Drawing parallels between their own earthly existence and the heavenly bodies that travel...

Manly beach was overwhelmed with hordes of people this morning. There were rumours that our founder, Her Royal Highness Julie Isbill, the patron saint of Pink Caps was back in town.   The paparazzi were prowling.   Special lookouts were setup.   Even our own special lower middle management, Shaun dressed in his formal best.   Lyndall...

It was a truly beautiful morning and the conditions were perfect for the B&B swim.  Important – Swim arrangements for tomorrow Because of the congestion around the Manly Surf Club tomorrow due to the Cole Classic, B&B will meet at the benches 100m north of the Surf Club. The swim will leave from the steps in front...

I was surprised by how dark it was this morning and realised that it was not the cloud cover but that the days are getting shorter already. That did not stop 120 early swimmers for a total of 320 swimmers today!!! and 12 newbies joined up. The water was lovely and there were only a...

After all the heatwaves and then claps of thunder overnight with rain, today was the kind of day I could wake up to all the time. Perfect swimming conditions and a beautiful temperature as well, I want summer to stay a while. There were 13 newbies today, not sure I got photos of all of...

What a spectacular morning! I overheard many swimmers exclaim gleefully that it was the best swim this year. We had pretty perfect conditions! The blissfully cool morning dawned with lots of low cloud and a little mist. The soft, grey light only seemed to enhance the bright smiles on everyones faces. The gentle drizzle didn’t...

Morning all, A real smokey night last night with temps getting above the comfy range made the swim this morning a must.   With a light NE windswell at 8 seconds, we had the remnants splashing the point but was pretty weak on a very low tide. The rest of the week should see a...

5.57am and the clubhouse was transformed into the finish line for the World Marathon Challenge, 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days. 32 competitors, chartered jet, 32 runners from 13 countries, the Sydney Marathon was 13 laps (Manly to Queenscliff) from 1am this morning!! Our congratulations go to all competitors in this Herculean feat!!!. Here is...

To follow on with my last blog, “Ferox et decorus consilium” which was meant to mean ‘Bold and Beautiful Resolutions’, I wanted to see how well people were doing so far. Many were already trying to uphold a particular virtue to keep them on the right path – although some of these do not appear...

Welcome to the Year of the Rooster. This is supposed to be a lucky year unless you are born in the year of the rooster. . .   Luckily it looks like nearly everyone remembered that the swim was starting at Shelly this morning. I did remember when Ted and Elaine reminded me – lucky...