“Many people spend their lives waiting to be happy.  You may think, “if only I had more money,” or “could lose weight,” or you fill in the blank, then I would be happy. Well here’s a secret: you can be happy right now. It’s not always easy, but you can choose to be happy, and...

Forget about travelling overseas when you can have the swim of your life right here in Manly! Visibility was the best it’s been for ages today and we swam with cuttlefish, porcupine fish, old wifes and a turtle! Wow, wow, wow! It’s nearly Winter for gawds sake and it’s getting up to 24 degrees today...

 115 Bold and Beautiful Swimmers today! Pretty good considering it’s getting colder….. And just to remind you all, swimming in the cold water IS GOOD for you!   I found 2 articles online on benefits of cold water swimming … and bear in mind they are really talking about swimming in water that is under...

Thinking about the past month or so, there hasn’t been a day when it wasn’t a good day for a swim.  For the 105 B&B swimmers who rolled up this morning – it was more of the same.   There is the little chill in the air that does make removing the cozy, B&B hoodie...

101 Bold & beautiful swimmers braved the “icy” 20.1C temperature this morning…brrrrr Seriously, its still lovely and warm! For anyone who reads the blog and hasnt come down for a swim yet, please do so as we would love to have you! The water is actually still warm and we are actually a pretty lovely...

What a morning it was! Another beautiful Saturday morning to top off another great week! This is the picture at about 6am…. Yes.. May the 4th be with you! – it’s intergalactic Star Wars Day, and strangely enough, after the movies were made, most of the cast have actually joined our little group… The Jawas...

You have to concede it has been another great week – perfect weather, delightful company and lots of events to celebrate.  Today, as 140 B&B’ers nestled in the sun under the Surf Club awning, a debate was underway – when is it appropriate to don the wetsuit?  With the 2013 Winter Badge kicking off on 1...

99 Bold and Beautiful swimmers turned up on this beautiful Thursday morning. The storm at around 4am may have deterred a few of you but by 6.30am the sun was squeezing through the amazing cloud formations. The water was warm, calm, smooth and very clear in patches. Loads of fish! Another sensational swim and so...

Oh what another wonderful morning!!! I LOVE MANLY!! I LOVE AUSTRALIA! And you’ll never guess who’s birthday it is today! Happy Birthday LSA!! (Little Sarah Abbott) Whaddya reckon Ian – Another perfect day?? Andrew ‘Magic Hands’, a name given to him by all his ex’s 😀 …Did a superb forward flip into the waves and...