Well maybe we’re not, but let’s go a little World Cup on blog day. ESPECIALLY AS MY HOME COUNTRY ARE PLAYING RIGHT AFTER OUR SWIM! Re-cap on yesterday’s swim, probably the fastest as everyone rushed to breakfast places and pubs around Manly to settle in for the Australian game. Today…..some of us turn up very...

Bam! – That alarm is just going off in the middle of the night now! Friday the 13th again – and it’s the weekend of sport, with the US Open golf, The World Cup, The rugby etc etc, it was hard to tear away from the first kickoff.. Outside the full moon was still going...

Thanks to the Spaniard for writing last Thursdays blog. Despite record amount of people reading his musings, we have decided to limit his contributions to once a month. So it’s the Bishop back on board this week… and hopefully Dr Becky next week if she can squeeze it in between delivering babies at Manly Hospital....

We  see some amazing things swimming in Cabbage Tree Bay… Port Jackson sharks mating, cuttlefish camouflaging, Germans taking selfies underwater… but the flying frog I’m afraid, was just Eric (Mary’s other half), as he swam across the bay. Our favourite Frenchman celebrated his birthday today. Happy Birthday Eric! It was a little dull, cloudy and...

Was the rain the reason only 55 swimmers turned up this morning?  Or was it because of lingering hangovers from the long weekend and Triple Crown celebrations? The clouds were quite spectacular today.  Lots of grey tinged with pinks, blues and gold.   The vignettes of activity under the tree as we all meet and...

Special announcment Monthly Dinner – Bluewater Cafe, this coming Tuesday 10th June at 6.30 pm (book your seat at the bottom) Miles & Miles   Today’s blog is mostly about a long term B&Ber Miles Tollan, aka ‘nice-arse’ who is planning to swim miles and miles (all 22) of the English Channel very soon. Fat Miles after putting on 15 kgs and...

Being of English descent, I do like my cuppa’s! Today, after our swim we got to indulge in a lovely cup of the black stuff all in aid of “charrrrideeeee” “Come on, dive in!” Here’s Elaine and Leslie, who both got a bit confused with the whole tea and swim idea so they are enjoying...

Andrew Summers is a veteran of the Afghanistan war who, like many returned service men, has battled with PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) since returning home. This morning he set out at 5 AM on a 40km walk doing laps of Manly beach carrying a 40kg pack to raise awareness of PTSD. Fortunately for Andrew...

Stats: 95 Swimmers 4 Newbs 19.8c It’s been a while since we’ve done an all pictorial blog so here we go – (also terrible technical hold ups today) Enjoy and have a good Long Weekend! Nick D Bottom of the Blog – the very useful stuff Monthly Dinner – Bluewater Cafe, Tuesday 10th June at...