101 years ago my grandfather George Cowell was recovering from Spanish flu at a military hospital in England. He was 22. His ship had been on its way to the Western Front when it picked up supplies and the Spanish Flu virus in Sourh Africa. On his ship Barambah, 800 of the 1000 troops came...

I’ve been asked by management to start with the announcement that the swim group is suspended. I think that means for everyone not to start at 7am  – preferably stagger your swim times. Even though it may not only be B&B swimmers starting at 7, the finger of suspicion will point to us unfair though that may be.    ...

I’ve been asked by management to start with the announcement that the swim group is suspended. I think that means for everyone not to start at 7am . I started swimming at 6.15 and was greeted by a beautiful pink sky I’ve seen on everyone’s Facebook posts this week , Ian checking out the water before getting...

What did a person say when they saw three holes in the ground? Well, well well. And  that’s what I say when I see the sea. Beach is closed but people are walking and swimming and then getting back home. The sun was very strong and white. A beautiful time of year to swim.  ...

Those who say one person cannot bring down the world, have obviously not eaten a bat! (care of Facebook 😁) We’re still in the thick of this surreal time thanks to that bat eating person (I hope it tasted good otherwise this was all for nothing) and we are all trying to navigate this time...

Glorious day down at Manly this morning. It was 19 in the water and 18 and sunny out! Although the B&B can’t swim as a group we are still allowed to exercise if we stick to social distancing rules. B&Bers can be seen at all times of the day swimming on their own or with...

Not a theory, it’s an undeniable fact. For the introverts among us, this social distancing thing is not too bad. OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA    We often get asked what gets us up in the morning. Apart from the sense of urgency that comes from that extra cuppa / wine / water before bed, for me...

Morning 2 of  the Easter long weekend and social distancing was being observed really well.         Giilian, from mid week, proof that you can’t keep a good blog tart down   I swam with Jacqui today and we decided to head to the Bower. Across the Great Sandy Desert   we encountered...

Thinking about swimming in the future? try some books about swimming. There is one I have read before which is unique in its approach: it looks at swimming in literature and art. It is called Haunts of the Black Masseur. interestingly, there is a vimeo of the book for those who like to see the...

BOLD & BEAUTIFUL IS NOT CURRENTLY RUNNING DUE TO THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL DISTANCING AND STAYING INSIDE AS MUCH AS IS POSSIBLE DUE TO CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)   ** SSDD = same sea, different day   So what do you think? Do they miss us? What is it that they miss? Thanks to Garry for set...