Just past the point, I take a breath and see the shape of a SHARK FIN. Hmm, what is that??? A closer inspection, its a giant cuttle fish back bone floating along like a shark fin. A bit of a relief. Lots of swimmers saw it too, and so it becomes the feature of the...

Between the sweet smell of success and the jaws of defeat lies a stiff upper lip.  Beyond which pride is swallowed finding intestinal fortitude, with the comforting knowledge that all things shall pass – unless one never gives a crap. There was something in the air this morning, or was it in the water?  Perhaps...

I awoke at 3AM to the sound of rain pelting down. Great, I have to blog in the morning so no chance of reaching over and cancelling the alarm. As usual, Manly Beach and CTB, the perfect start to the day. Then seeing the papparazzi on the beach, I knew that something special must be...

I have very often read the bottom of the blog. I swim within my capabilities. However, somehow, today I scared myself silly because the waves did seem a lot bigger at 7 am than just before. There were lots of swimmers gathering to get in a weekend swim, inch toward a badge, relax or just improve their...

  Booty Camp Report “Even the sand is warm this morning;” says Greg …     ———- Mirth at Sea I could hear the 6.10 Lamplighters laughing out there in the darkness – as they took several pix in the black black black.  So much happiness on the water   🙂     ————————– That Recent...

  “Long Time No Sea” We all feel it ! but swimming  can be seen as a form of meditation, In the open water, sensory deprivation is not a choice. Swimmers cannot see far in the water and can hear even less. So as you swim just lose yourself in the “Moment”   Luckily I got some...

The last part of this blog will be about the Giant Cuttlefish. .. but for now it’s about a stunning swim under a dramatic sky and lovely Midge swims past the 2000 km mark! There were around 120 of us heading in different directions, dodging Jimbles in 18.1 degree water on this Winter morning!  ...

A fabulous morning that was likened to cutting silk is the summary. With less than half a meter of easterly swell and a gentle NW wind, the conditions despite the cloud were spectacular for new personal best times. Its now 6am on the day after for which I apologise however a very busy day yesterday...

Yesterday my laptop wouldn’t auto-upgrade to the latest operating system; not enough memory on the hard drive. I had to delete some old stuff to create sufficient space to install a newer, better way of processing the current information.  Silly to let it get so bad, but we all do it, in our own way…...