A grey sky and a flat ocean greeted me this morning.  Not your usual summer’s day, but Manly beach is always beautiful, regardless of conditions!  But where were all the swimmers??   Paul, Henrietta and Dorset were on hand to remind that today we would be doing a reverse swim from Shelly to the...

The rain has set in, a bit of a wind came up later too. Today was a bit more like a mild winter day really, and not a peep of a complaint from anyone. The morning yoga people were waiting patiently for people to arrive when I arrived today.  A brilliant community initiative to introduce...

What a glorious morning – grey and overcast with rain clouds not smoke. The water was lovely and inviting at 22 degrees. So many people harnessed their power to get out of bed and get into the swim and were glad Look at the smiles Happy birthday Marcelo. Elisha has come along to celebrate along...

This morning all the talk at B&B was about the predicted rain which is slowly making its way up the East Coast of Australia.  While we are use to the grey sky – more recently choked with smoke and smog – one thing that is not so familiar is the wet substance coming from the...

Our swim group is called a few different things. I like ‘The Pink Caps’, the B&B and ‘The Bolds’, not so keen on ‘The Bold and the Beautiful’. Jac came up with a different name today and here are a few swimmers showing their booties post-swim!. Unfortunately I was told I wasn’t blogging today so...

It’s now mid Jan and I checked in with myself to see how my new year resolution of practicing my banjo was going…hmmmm…to be honest I could be plucking a little more, but I take comfort in the fact that I have 352 more days to make it happen! And for all you quick mathematicians...

Neil, Simon & Mick.   Simon’s clean sweep. Three Simons. Shane (left) swam with his mate Tim and sons Bailey & Ben.   Drinkless express meets on the ramp @6:29am.   I swam at 6:29am with Lucy & Shelley.   The lifeguards setup the flags@7:05am. Ross pointed out Rob’s strapping.   Ava & Surfer Dad...

A very slow start to the morning but there was a definite buzz building as people arrived. Initially I thought it was the rare sighting of Rainer, king of the foamies,  our own version of Kelly Slater   However, today even he was outshone by a newbie by the name of Chloe McCardell. Chloe apart...

There’s always lots going on here on  weekend days and today was no exception. Roz organised one of the famous B&B cake stalls, this one to raise funds for the Red Cross Fire Appeal Amelie did a fabulous work decorating these cup cakes The cake-fest continues tomorrow, so as Joe the Gadget Man used to...

Today’s water conditions were fabulously flat… perfect for a newbie and my goodness there were newbies (and regulars) galore – today’s blog is dedicated to them and congratulating them for joining one of the greatest swims ever. Hope you all get hooked. Of course that is not detracting from the regulars – 161 attended the...