Pip, a dog, a B&B dog   Ray, a drop of golden sun   Me, a name, I enter and log   Swim, a great way to have fun!   Togs, the brightest they will be   “Let’s go”, a phrase to follow so   Tea, or coffee dairy free   That will bring...

IMPORTANT NOTICE NB One!  Tomorrow Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th January, our swims will commence at (be starting from) Shelly Beach at 7 am. This is necessary due to major Surf Carnivals being held at Manly SLSC … and up towards Queenscliff. Please do NOT leave your belongings at the surf club, as they will...

After a couple of days of bodgy weather and condition (and attendance), the beautiful weather was back again this morning. And didn’t we 100+ swimmers enjoy it!   The A-team turned up in force this morning… Sterling back from Melbourne, Dave… well he never really left, Brad was there with his beautiful wife Lucy, Irishman...

We start them young @ B&B HRH aka Pauline @ her first Booty camp   The Allen girls ran the first 1/2 Booty camp today, we hope to see them again on Friday !!!   Elliott excelled in the crawling race ! (its his speciality)         Henrietta and the gals happy to...

Forget expensive treatments at the salon, the only spa experience you need for healthy, glowing skin* all year round is the Bold & Beautiful ultimate outdoor spa indulgence. Just a short walk down the ramp at Manly’s luxurious Surf Club, you will be greeted by some of the world’s finest lapping waves, infused with the...

Meet Skye 4th grade teacher from Curl Curl with her 1965 mini Sam met nice Leo from Nice thru AIR BnB. Leo was one of today’s 3 newbies Meg and Rod arrived at 6.45 I swam with the 6am crew Clair giving Billy a late birthday hug at Shelly@6.18 Derrick holding up the wall as...

“Qui Qui’ agrees Ava! … despite being half German 😉 Well done on your maiden voyage little lady 🙂 So brave! I on the other hand, am somone who thinks about death and dying for an inordinate amount of time. Mostly when I’m swimming thanks to all the shark “porn” in recent weeks… and the...

Hi All, A short blog today! Everyone should be out enjoying the day rather than reading blogs! What a stunning day in Manly for the B&B swim. Perfect conditions all round with over 300 swimmers taking on the swim to Shelly today. What a way to start the weekend! There were plenty of first timers...

I was so incredibly excited yesterday after seeing this beautiful turtle swim from the ocean floor to the surface… so starting off with a photo of him! It’s coming up 4 years since I did my first B&B swim, Australia Day 2011. It’s 3 years since… after avidly reading the blogs whilst on holiday in...

Beautiful morning today friends. Over 130 swimmers including 16 newbies enjoyed the 21.5 degree water… and the visibility, oh the visibility! When you got in at Manly Beach you could see all the way through the water to Shelly Beach!   Bill and his boys who school in the UK enjoyed the swim. What a...