THE NATURAL ORDER OF THINGS Swimming in the sea connects us to nature – the seasons, its secrets, its treasures. And today there was a visit by dolphins in the early swim. I saw them. They must have been keen to swim with the early swimmers who are an impressive group.   Dolphins Manly 16/08/2019...

I wonder why we B&Bers relish our morning talks, and what makes catching up with each other as enjoyable as the swim. Of course there’s lots of reasons why our conversations work, and one of them is because we ‘turn towards’ more often than we ‘turn away.’ Turning towards is both a physical thing –...

Hi Guys, lovely to be back swimming with you after a 7 week holiday in Europe! I had so many hugs and welcomes last week it reminded me again what an amazing B&B community we have here. Thank you! Just a quickie blog today though as I have teaching. I did manage to get some...

You are reluctant to get out of bed on your swimming day in winter especially when it is a cold day but you do. You get to Manly and find a spot to park. The early swimmers go in and they are exiting when the 7 am goes out. You check the temperature on the...

Happy Birthday Pirate Alex. Legends board session@6:02 am.     I measured the water temp 16 degs@6.04 am. Pre-wedding swim💕💕 Ali is marrying her Pirate 🏴‍☠️ in 5 days.     It looks cold  as the Drinkless Express emerges from the high tide. Cam.     Capless Dave finished a double by 6:55am.    ...

After yesterday’s dramatic drop in water temperature to 14.4 it was hoped that John Bond’s trusty thermometer was going to show a return to the relative warmth of 15 plus. No such luck, the temp rose a big 0.5 degrees to 14.9. It’s been a magnificent week of fantastic swimming conditions, superb visibility and golden...

Today I planned on doing my usual vlog but the “computer said no!” So here is a compilation of pics taken by myself and The injured Jimmy Frawley.   While filming a port Jackson shark 🦈 my GoPro decided to stop working 🛑 so imagine an AMAZINGLY awesome up close video and that’s what would...

We measure the temperature of the air and water  we measure our pace . We check the time. I read this week that normally people’s fingertip to fingertip measurement is the same as their height  Michael Phelps is a medal winning swimmer and his span is much longer than his considerable height, 2.01 m span...

One of the best parts of the swim is not the swim. It’s the rapport of the group and how we connect with each other. So how does it work so well? Studies show its all about presence in two ways. When you want to dramatically improve how you connect with others you first need...

  They say when something is too good to be true then it usually is. (Just ask Champs and his recent online dating experience!) The only exception to this rule is the little piece of paradise that B&Bers flock to 365 days a year to get their daily dose of medicine! It is too good...