It seems to me that all the kool kids have birthdays in August and the party continued on today, this time celebrating LesBubs – more on the festival of Lesley shortly. Lainey did some special baking to celebrate the occasion. Were we seeing double, it was Fi and Fi on the wall. The sunrises over...

  It was two of our regular swimmers birthdays today, Shelley and Shane. It was another of those gorgeous Winter mornings with a stunning sunrise, a chill to the ocean but certainly a day you’d regret not getting down to Manly. Here’s Shelley at Shelly singing Happy Birthday to herself 😉 and of course looking...

Wanna know how to keep your feet warm after the swim?….ask Chris   Beautiful morning for Yoga and lots of yogi’s today. Stunning sunrise at Manly It was hoodie weather after the swim. The WOW’s are showing us “how to do the Hoodie” in style.   Loving the colours today.   Well, what a great...

A red light might be a frustrating interruption to your day. Or, it could be an opportunity to get your windscreen cleaned. And who couldn’t do with a little more clarity? Wash away all the grime that separates you from the better view of reality… Everything has a purpose, everything is perfect, this is a...

A total of 219 healthy looking swimmers (incl. 4 newbies!) showed up for a warm-ish morning.   While air and water temperature were up, under-water visibility was down due to northerly winds overnight. Annie stopped me to tell me about the cuttlefish graveyard that had emerged in the bay:   Indeed, the bay and the...

I was up at the crack of dawn this morning to watch the eclipse. Without my DSLR camera with long lens or the perfect setting I was positioned wharf side, full of bright lights (from the path). What a fantastic opportunity to take a picture of this event than with my iPhone in a bright...

People say you cannot notice the changing of the seasons in Sydney. If you swim in the ocean, you can. Here we are approaching the last month of winter with its calm seas, dropping water temps and an increasing number of swimmers hitting 20 swims for their badge.   But lots enjoying the swim and...

Winter swimming!!! Yes it can be cold and you suffer from cold bottomitis during the day, but it also comes with its pleasures.  The water is nice and clear, it’s only your fellow loonies dedicated enough to get up in the dark and head down to Manly Surf Lifesaving Club and you get to see...

The community spirit of the BnB has really been highlighted for me over the last few weeks. With the sad passing of an old friend of the group and the recent health battle of one of our fellow WOWs. The love and friendship of the group has really made me feel warm inside knowing that...

What a morning, here we see our Tuesday Yogi’s stretching their lower backs, limbering up for the swim.   Perfect sunrise. Our WOW’s have so much fun. The info for the day. Hope you have a great day and get a chance to enjoy the sunshine. This is my McMahons Point Cancer survivors bootcamp enjoying...