That is right… you heard it here first. Our own Dr Becky is off the market. Dr Blake got down on one knee and well… the rest is history! Congratulations you two! And check out that rock on her finger. I am told it is genuine quartz.   Lovely swim this morning… 22.9 degrees in...

    This is my morning !!! Exercising with friends before a beautiful swim to Shelly Beach & back ! My theme for the day is about KINDNESS     John Storch is kind !  (he’s Kinda mellowed out now) Until he starts yelling at us in Booty Camp @ 6am, for a great FREE workout...

Special Award for Dedication: Capless Dave accidentally woke up early today and rode halfway down to beach in the dark, when he realised it was actually 3.20 a.m.  He went home; to return for 6.30 a.m. swim.  Legend! I am reblogging some lovely water shots (as all my stuff is on dry land).  Love this,...

6.24am – Even Manly has it’s homeless shelter   The Dolphin Whisperer was in charge today, thanks for the camera Shaun. 6.29am Drinky decides to get changed   Jo dressing Drinky’s wound before today’s 6.30 am express.     down the ramp at 6.31 Natural pose Sophie & Annie can’t wait to get wet  ...

I woke suddenly. My skin was warm and sticky, and my throat was dry … I peeled the pillow case off my face and removed the tie. I slid my feet into the soft rubbers straps of my Havianas and crept into the lounge. My thighs trembled at what met me … The room had...

First of all, can I make a request to every reader of today’s blog.  Each day there is on average over 600 people viewing this blog.  Can every reader rattle their pockets for at least $3, then go onto the RedFeb site – B&B page HERE – and donate that $3!  This gives you the...

Perfect swimming conditions, flat and warm water from the point all the way to Shelly, and I counted only a small group of 7 hard core doublers after the regular swim this morning. Where has the rest of you been today (John, Richard, Dorset, Alanna, Claire, Ann, Robyn, the German guy with the yellow cap)?...

Cracking morning at the Bold and Beautiful coffee club… I mean swim. The water was  a warm 22.1 degrees for the 90+ swimmers. And what conditions… some graceful Dusky Whaler sharks, heaps of fish, clear water!   These two…   And my brother James came down for his third swim… and came in third. I...

Our oldest B&B swimmer, the legendary Mr Wilf Deck (why wasn’t he knighted by Abbott??) and our youngest gorgeous Millie Edwards, 16 days old, came out to play this morning and what a morning it was! Started off with a beautiful late sunrise as the sun tried to find a way out amongst mountain shaped...

For those that look forward to the stroll along the foreshore before the plunge, this morning you would not have been disappointed. We were met with a glassy sea but 3-4 feet of misty north east swell on a low tide that bought with it a shallow sand bank and some dumping waves in reasonably...