I tried to get down to the beach early today for a special sunrise, but there wasn’t a lot to see except clouds and dark sky. This is the best I could get before the pink sky disappeared again   Stevie the dog came and leant against my legs today as I chatted to early...

They say never talk about sex, religion and politics in polite company… which is a shame because I like all three. Well it was hard to ignore this morning with the anti-Abbott greenie, socialist, inner west, Get Up types out in force this morning…   It will certainly be an interesting lead up to the...

                          —————- QUICK QUIZ Guess who   ———— Don’t forget the gallery shindig this Saturday   —————- Don’t forget Belinda’s cake stall on Sunday.  Baked goods welcome!   Stats:  Swimmers: 310 Newbies: 10   (What – On an ordinary Thursday!?) Temp: 22.2 ————— The...

On what were otherwise perfect conditions, today’s swim (and Jac Shell) had a stinging end.  This team of extraordinarily brave swimmers show off their welts which were inflicted, oh so close to home! Heading around the point into a barrage of waiting blues, there was nothing we could do but to brace ourselves for the...

What another lovely morning for a swim! There was a few marine life out there today, I heard whispers of a Wobbegong earlier, but after searching all along the rocks, he was not to be found! We did spot some other creatures though, and attempted to get photos (attempt being the key word).    ...

Every morning we head out there, a journey into the ocean to find something more to add to our lives, something that fuels us. But you can’t keep heading out forever. Sooner or later we must return, bringing our experience back to solid ground. To the here and now. We can also go ‘out there’...

As I walked down Ashburner Street to the beach this morning, I could see the sea mist in the distance and could feel that sea-misty heaviness in the air.  When I arrived at B&B Central, not only was the mist everywhere, but there were also alien objects on the beach.   Of course – it’s...

There was quite the rip running  along the corner and beyond today, and this was Mr Drinkwater’s advice for swimming back to the beach – avoid the trouble spots and go with the flow rather than against it.   It struck me that this could be a metaphor for life – have you ever been...

Things had changed so dramatically this morning, it was a pleasant change but also a rude shock. Some people experienced 40 degree temperatures yesterday, and early today it was grey and cool with a gently breeze down at Manly. Only four more weeks to swim longer distances and get badges, pack them in if you’re...