We surveyed 100 people and the top 6 answers are on the board; How do you wake up? Alarm 42 Birds  36 Body clock   28 Feeling awesome/ jumping out of bed   14 Tap on the shoulder 😉   7 Electric blinds open   1 However you woke this morning you were glad you...

Each week after folding the other clean washing, I get to matching up the socks. There is a level of satisfaction which is bit greater than it should be perhaps out of finding the matching pair in the great tangle especially if they are business socks which sort of look the same but are not....

After the large seas of the past week, today could not have been a more perfect day to dip your toe in the water.  Even the whales showed their joy with a spectacular display of breaching and tail slapping as they made their way from Freshwater towards Bondi before the 7am swim, much to the...

Gorgeous sunrise in our favourite corner of the world at 5.59am this morning…Sorry for the late and simple blog today but had a late call to work.   Around 40 Drinks Expressers set off at 6.30am and early swimmers reported warmer water and a jimble-free swim! Nicky brings along Dan from Kent for his first B&B...

News Three Golds by Merilee – World Surf Comps in Holland   ————- This stunning photo of Fifi’s yesterday was setting Bolds social media on fire … (Click to enlarge)   ————- I ran into Midge at Woolies on Saturday morning …   ——-   Wind            Nil Air               16º...

By the time we comprehend an image of the ocean’s surface it has already changed and what we are reflecting upon is not what is, but what was. Some say that reality is an eternal and changeless truth.  Others insist that the only truth in reality is change itself. Perhaps it’s both, where each new...

It felt like winter this morning: grey sky, cold offshore winds, and a thriving population of jimbles frolicking in the bay. Water temperature dropped to a refreshing 16.8 degrees!   The cold weather seemed to be putting many of our ‘fair weather’ weekend swimmers off. Numbers decidedly down compared to previous weekends:   For the determined few, there was nowhere to...

    The big cheeky grin of Ed Selby has been one of the great delights of swimming with the B&B. Mind you, his humour, generosity and smothering bear hugs were also pretty wonderful. Sadly, our dear friend and swim buddy ended his battle with cancer yesterday at 8.30am. We saw how this hideous disease...

I am so thrilled that Bob Dylan got the Nobel prize for literature. His lyrics are just great and I discovered his songs through his lyrics at school. There is good music and bad in every year but just compare this body of work to Soulja Boy and form your own view. i note he got the prize...

This morning was just plain old dreary.  I think everyone felt the same, that feeling of “I’m here but I would much rather be at home under the doona”.  Unlike yesterday where the ocean was as flat as a tac and perfect ocean swimming weather, today the ocean looked a little messy, even though it...