There were plenty of people today ready to have an extra swim thanks to the public holiday. Conditions were perfect, clear and calm water,  temperature has increased to 17.7 degrees and numbers increased to 231 total. My arrival shot to the club Anne greeting one of the six new swimmers to our group – welcome...

Water temp dropped back below 17 today and felt much colder.   The 6:30 crew hitting the water on a fairly overcast start to the day.   Fortunately it had brightened up significantly by 7. Errol and Jo with Adrian lurking in the background.   All is back to normal in WOW Land now that...

I swam a little early today as I had to come up to the mountains for the day. Its freezing up here in comparison to manly , air temp 11-12! My view as I walked from my car to manly met a newbie called Barry from Melbourne who was keen to have a swim and...

The water is hotting up. the waves are moving about. It is getting to be Spring like. I wonder if there is a gauge of the understated old Australian way of describing the surf of our swim. “Manly Lake” for the flat conditions which suit me so well all the way through “bit bumpy” through...

What a glorious morning after yesterday’s wild conditions, perfect for a swim from Manly to Shelly Beach and back.  The 6.30am team (above) loved the smaller waves and warmer conditions. Our eyes were deceiving us for some a few minutes, no there hadn’t been a sudden massive drop in temperature – John Bond fixed that...

You can count …….on the beauty Yesterday, someone who lives dangerously close to me was waxing lyrical, as he does, about this and that,  when he said something interesting. He commented “it is amazing that rain or shine, cold or warm you can always count on the B&B. There are so many things we can’t...

It was lovely at our happy place this morning. Calm, clear and among friends. It was a little chilly though. We still need our hot water. This is our lovely Penny welcoming newbies Mike and Wendy. They usually swim in the lakes of England! Hope you enjoyed Manly… Stunning sky.. Peter ready for his swim...

We used to believe the brain, that pink capped bit you see bobbing above the water out at The Point, was the seat of consciousness… It now appears more true that what’s going on below the water counts for more… That consciousness originates in the body, and the brain is a merely a servant, responsible for...

Today’s a VLOG Note: last night was Manly hospitals closing ball.. apologises for the late blog I was recovering haha 🤣   Congrats on your 1000km Gemma 😘😘😘   Monthly Dinner – 9th October 2018 – Special Event The next B&B monthly dinner for the year will be held on Tuesday 9th October at 6.30 pm at Bluewater Restaurant, and will feature...

This was the  scene from the shoreline this morning. The unedited and edited versions   I just managed to catch the Drinks Express starting their swim   Meanwhile up on the path it was all going on. Water temps are on the increase. Ian from Management asked me to remind those who have earned winter...