I do not have to go to work today because it is a public holiday. This day notes the making of an 8 hour work day some time ago. What a lasting achievement – in many an office in Sydney, everyone is reluctant to leave after just 8 hours so as not to appear slack! Lucky today could...

Mornin’ all. Inner Westies here. Been a while. Great swim, lovely morning. Jazz festival weekend. Stats up front: 17.6 degrees water, 200 swimmers, 6 newbies.     Management rolling in (nearly slept in!)     Morning Alex!   Hi Robyn   Hi Stew, Maya and Tamar   Nicky and Kevin from Maine – welcome!   My...

  Wind:      Northerly (pushing wavelettes south – onto the walkway rocks) Air:         15º Cloud:     Nil Water:     18.0º Vis:        85 % —————— Emergency Services ———– Nick and Greg  (Or is that Greg and Nick?) Boyz in da Hood   ————- Mrs and Mr Sutton – Streetwork function two nights ago.  This charity nurtures youth at...

Last night I saw the Magnificent Seven movie – it was great to look at – the Arizona landscapes of rock  formations and open skies (and Chris Pratt). Not much in the way of plot to distract. This morning I was in my own magnificent event – a BB swim with 185 swimmers and 1 newbie...

Things do not always go as planned and that is alright, it is at these times that we sometimes need to just GO WITH THE FLOW. I think I have learnt this wisdom from being a mother of 5 boys. If I was to get upset over things that didn’t go to plan, I do...

Ewww…It’s a long blog today folks but what a swim! Don’t think I’ve ever seen the bottom of the ocean so clearly all the way across the bay in my 5 years of swimming. Around 180 happy souls joined in today in 18.6 degree water on a sparkling Spring day! Sea life in abundance, smiles...

It was a moody brooding sky this morning. I   Lots of fish about.           Beautiful happy faces.   Joy, nothing like a cuddle.   Always a lovely picture on the beach.   Heading out in the smooth water.   Martin, Jim and John, relaxing in Cape York! B & B...

  From the point @5.50am.   5.52am.     Freshie 5.58am Birthday girl Ali swam at 5.30am!!   6.53am Gab brought Luca for his first B&B swim.   Orange twins.     7.01   7.02 7.03       Its not hard to see that I had some fun with my new toy  – iPhone zoom!! 7.16 Kath...

I must admit getting up this morning and hearing the rain, didn’t exactly fill me with excitement! Fast forward to after the swim and I’m smiling and saying “That was great!” I aimed for the 6:30 am swim, BUT the beach parking was full!     Despite the rain, newbie Erin joins us from Canada...

Above: Brendan’s on the lamb   Air:      13º Moon:  One Third Wind:   Nil Surface:  Flat Vis:        80% Water:   18º and jellied-up Vista:  Romantic and peaceful ————– 5.33 am daily maggie   Does anyone want to see The Troggs at Narrabeen RSL in November ..?  Speak to Roger … maybe a bunch of us can go...