If there is a photo to capture today’s swim, this is it. So full of exuberance.   Cath and Leonie are loving the glorious Spring weather.   The beach looked perfectly groomed this morning.   The water is just slightly warmer. Not quite enough for the wetsuits to be shed just yet. Lots of people...

280 swimmers and 9 newbies despite the still cool water temps   (I must say I’m rather partial to the colours of this year’s winter badge. Don’t forget The Ceremony on 22 September, let’s all get in sync for it) It’s a newish feeling to leave home in full daylight but in a few weeks...

Friday the 13th, Black Friday? No but there were some dark moody clouds which I love as it sets off the pink caps so well. It was 17.2 today in the water and not too bad out. Today was the birthday of Sarah and Nathan   The triathletes had cake for Nathan’s birthday – thanks...

The inspiration for this morning’s blog is from Anne Edwards who suggested I blog on sand. When I asked why she said ‘You wouldn’t have  a beach without sand. And then I thought well, I wake up after a night with  the sandman. Then I don’t like to have my head stuck in the sand...

Well there was only one gorgeous Green Turtle this morning but as usual lots of legends! Inspiring people like Pierre Lord who has just come back from swimming from Ireland to Scotland and Emily Kempson, Australia’s Ultraman Female champion who talked to us last night about her incredible achievement at the Bluewater dinner. Amongst these...

The bumpy horizon indicating the swell has picked up a bit, but relatively flat in our corner of the world this morning. The few rays poking through the clouds.   Visibility holding up.   This little Port Jackson started circling me as I was standing at Shelly.   Found something tastier than my ankles 🙂...

Water 16º Swam 140 Newbies 2 July’s Swimmer of the Month is Roger Ingram (Below left).  He says: “B and B is very important to me, as I use it to keep fit and sane at the same time.  The swim is the reference point each day to remind you that the simple things in...

SPRING HAS SPRUNG After a week of glorious sunshine, clear water and  the temp hovering around 16, another perfect morning.   https://youtu.be/AINVMzVrJD8   Notices: EMMA’S AT IT AGAIN!! I’ve signed up to walk 35km in one day in The Bloody Long Walk. I’m walking to support people living with mitochondrial disease (mito), a debilitating, terminal disease...

Surprise 1 Our corner this morning could not have been more different have been more different from yesterday. Smooth waters, barely a ripple, and a sunrise to LIVE for. The clarity was surprising ….as was the crisp coolness of the water. Surprise 2 A water temp drop to 16 degrees….causes a stir There was much...

It is great to know that when you need a swim, you can go to Manly and swim with others. It was not a pool swim today but I really enjoyed it. I think it rated as quite bumpy which bumpier than pretty bumpy. It was caused by onshore winds which means winds that are...