What a contrast to yesterday – see photo of Belinda on the left yesterday and on the right today Swimmers getting ready to go in Reg Bruce and friends     Peter B and Wilf (Brian, Alli , Jen and Peter are away)     Alana and Peter L     Peter James and Vince...

I woke up with the beautiful sound of rain tapping the leaves and ferns in my garden, the smell of it filling my bedroom.  I love the rain, I’m snug and … I’ve got to get out of bed, drive in the rain and blog for B&B!  As I drive into Manly it is still...

It’s so black this morning.  Still a hundred metres down the road, the first thing I hear echoing down a dark Whistler Street is Andrew Drinkwater’s unmistakable laugh.  How sunless is it this morning?  To quote Rob Hawkins: “It’s dark dark.” —   But still, the newbies come … finding their way to Ian and...

I couldn’t make the swim this morning so Sterling sent me some photos… mainly of himself…   And then this one…   Honestly… who wants to see that? Back to the swim…   Claire asked to be the first shot on the blog today.   Megan sparkling as always.   And tomorrow starts the Easter...

Appalling news has just been leaked of a government backed plan to make CTB a Recreation Park with jet-skis, pedalos and even banana boats allowed. There will be a special, ‘Come and Hook a Groper’ section for kids according to our source… Mr S Beach. Ok it is April Fool’s Day everyone!!!  That was Ian’s...

Its amazing what a difference a week makes….the sun was rising at 6.30am last Tuesday …..now its 7.30am. Our regular Tuesday yoga that starts at 6am with our gracious instructor Lynne and the gang was in complete darkness until 6.45am this week.       The Yogi’s need headlamps so that the sand cleaner can...

We live under the belief that we are the author of our thoughts, when in fact, we are simply the editor. The reality you are choosing to live this very second consists of 50 bits of information.  During that same second your whole nerve system is actually streaming 11 million bits of information. Do the...

… start to the day! Whilst the frisky clock on the surf club had some of you thrown, there was no doubt in these ladies minds what day it was … Snorkel Sunday! Yay! A more significant Sunday than most because it also marked the anniversary of Sterling’s entrance to the world. Little did we...

Three birthdays on a most glorious morning swim.  The mornings are getting darker as we approach the end of daylight saving next weekend.  You’ll notice this in my photos because it’s hard to see anything!    It’s all arms after “Let’s Go!” is called:   And this is why we swim in the darkness:  ...

  Shelly here,      with a crashed computer.   Took some amazing photos today but my computer has died. You have 8 days of glorious sunrises you should make the most it  !! till we are in non daylight saving time   loggers Needed! Like to try your hand at amateur journalism ?  Please...