Very rippy today

This morning we farewelled Julie Isbill, Michael Christie and their friendly swimming buddies from WA, The Polar Bears! It was great to have Jules and Michael swimming with us again for the last three days. The amazing pair who started this swim group and made it the inclusive, welcoming, fun loving group it is today!...

This morning, Craig Mellis became the 168th swimmer to pass the 500km mark on the Pacific Challenge. Congratulations Craig!   Unfortunately, the blogging team was poorly prepared and Craig had to celebrate the occasion without the customary tiara, novelty glasses and pimp cane. Gaetan returned from his 6am crash test dummy swim, describing in graphic...

My most magical moment to date from a B&B swim was swimming through hundreds and hundreds of yellowtail fish. I think it affected me so much because as a kid I was an avid fisherwoman and would sit for hours catching them from a jetty in Pittwater. It seemed so surreal swimming through this fish-ball…...

I’m told Julie Isbill  “The Big Kahuna” is going to be here tomorrow, now is your chance to meet her if you haven’t already. She apparently had something to do with starting this swim, but I’m not sure.   This was what it was like @ 6am before anybody had arrived       But...

Good to see everyone this morning… Anne tells me about 80 swimmers, no new people and water at about 20 degrees.   I heard there were blue bottles and jimbles in the bay so decided to wear a wetsuit… and was then mercilessly mocked by the 6:30am macho men. I like to think of them...

Fiona led the 6AM “swim in the dark ninja” crew who reported a few jimbles out wide so the word was to stay close to the rocks (where the scenery is much better anyway even if it is a bit further).   Hmm? maybe tomorrow.   I’ll keep a look out for you for you....

A stormy sky with a rainbow out of the Manly SLSC a lovely sight from the point waiting for the 7am “lets go”.   We did have some lovely pre-storm light just prior to the 7am splash off!   Look what was in the water with us, always happy to see a Turtle :))  ...

  Well not if you swam with me today, What a brilliant day it has started out ! Down for Booty camp @ 6am to watch the sunrise   Flat out  doing our superman exercises at flying school.       Edwina still does the chicken wings when a wave comes, but soon gets her...

Highlights from this week’s swim: Lips FINALLY does a new blog face and what a beauty it is!   Dave P. was a question on a T.V Quiz show ! CLICK HERE Blueys AND Jimbles hit big on Thursday – Poor Cath gets ROASTED by them!!  The big dilemma: go to Shelly and get jimbled OR...