After a wet few weeks it was so nice to see the blue day sliding over the horizon this morning. For those who couldn’t make it this morning, a short pictorial tour of proceedings.     And then first light   And then some more   A perfect start   And as the solar energy...

We are only here for a while, an instant in eternity.  It’s impossible to leave this place as you found it.  Even if you did nothing but breathe, you will have had an effect. So how are you going to leave this place, will it be better for your being?  It has been calculated that...

Good mornin’ all. MEFF here again, except M and Fi1 are recovering from triathlon training so it’s Em and Fi2. For those faithful sunday swimmers who got out of bed (big tick) and turned up (bigger tick), you are forgiven for not getting in the surf, but you probably got wet anyway from the rain…(any...

The swell was up and we faced challenging conditions today.  The group split into a few options: some braved the waves at the beach, others navigated the rocks at half way, and some entered from Shelley to swim out and back.  The warm water made up for the chop!  Today was a special day for...

The rain keeps many away and cosily tucked-up in bed today … Batman Begins: Mark gets ready for a lamplit swim in the dark   — Oops.  Fifi has one curl still to tuck …   — “Why aren’t you using the App?!”  JK starts taking names …   — Booty Time: After a long...

Friends, nice to be back after a week off blogging (thank you Sterling)… our little family grew last week with the prized arrival of little Luca. He is already firming as favourite for the 2030 Summer Triple Crown…   Beautiful conditions down at the swim with about half in wetsuits now. I think I will...

Mr Number 1 (John Bond) has number 2s  with management because  he has swam off the map with a staggering 2228.5Ks  !! he is about @ Townsville….. next stop Cairns. Our Web master better get to work !   They didn’t even mint a special 2000k badge for him !! come on give him a...

It was a chilly 10 degrees air temp at 7am today, a toasty 19.9 degrees in the water….and a luxurious 32-38 degrees (Internal “pee” temperature inside a certain newish local swimmer’s wetsuit – not making her but she was at Blue Water Cafe) today telling us all her little “secret”. Some of us cope better...

It’s 6.30 Monday morning, air temp 13 deg, water temp 19.9 degs as: Storchy’s bootcamp starts a series of beach sprints, ( David Panton, in the lead, has to make sure he is fit enough for his date with the Foreign Minister tonight)   The Drinks Express enters water I had my bike today so...

Rainer tells me its all about the words. Les tells me to let the photos tell the story. No Walkley award journalism (yet!!). Welcome to MEFF’s first blog. Mickey, Emma, Fi and Fi. We’re all inner westies who make the pilgrimage most Sundays and have done since 2013. Nice and flat today – water murky,...