Summer is around the corner You know those signs?  Overnight dew, before a stinking hot day.  That distinct Aussie smell of burn-offs in the air.  Balmy mornings … the portent of plumb-ripe thunderstorms on the wing … Winter is on the wane.   The hazy horizon blurred into the sea at 6.15 …. I was...

Morning all. I am feeling a bit reflective this morning… it was, after all, a calm and inviting morning to have a swim. Every day we wake up facing many choices. The first one for many of us is whether to swim…   It is also a choice of whether to do life with people...

You brought me sunshine when it was predicted rain you brought me laughter when I could only feel pain Oh Jimble on my thimble be my friend today !   We are great by a cloudy day ! all 74 brave souls   Drinksy could feel the love @ 17.1 degrees   Sara will feel...

It was a mesmerizing 2 foot of swell on a 9 second cycle from the deep South so nary a ripple tippled our swim. Even the wind was from the direct south and cruised over us in the bay and lightly scarred the wobble further up the beach. On the half tide from a low...

Today’s blog is dedicated to a very special member of the B&B. (Thanks Roger for this birthday card)   I swam with Fifi’s 6.06am squad today   Swam to the bower before sunrise – Hi Clair Clair & Fifi We decided to skip Shelly and swim around the point. Capless Dave showed us some boardless...

Mornin’ all. Inner westies here. We have an ocean theme today – wonderful creatures all round. I reckon summer is coming. Look at the fab view as we came over the bridge.  How lucky are we to live in Sydney.     Early morning ocean creature.   They’re multiplying!   Underwater creatures   And another one!...

The main group headed north along the beach front today.  (There have been bunches of jimbles in the bay.)  I made the most of the different surroundings by swimming in the ‘wave zone’ where the water pulls you slightly off the beach, lifts you gently upwards before you ride the back of the wave as...

— Conditions Yet another gorgeous sunrise.  Glassy water.  Perfect.  That first 50 metres is always colder, until you get to the Point’s rocks.  I saw sporadic jimbles all the way back across Cabbage Bay, circa 6.40 a.m.  (They’ve heard Fifi is back, and are on the hunt …)   — Management assesses the situation.  “We...

Ok, ok… I know 500km seems like nothing to you 1000km people… but gosh I thoroughly enjoyed hitting the BIG 500kms this morning. It was a gorgeous morning to get in the drink!   At the table of knowledge no one was actually able to work out how many regular swims take you to 500km....

   There are a lot of gutsy people in our swimming group…The sort of people who believe life is for living and try and make the most of each day. The sort of people who ‘jump into life, jump into the ocean’! We know the best start to our day is a swim and a...