Another one of those mornings where the photos can hardly do justice. The blog camera sensed this and decided it wasn’t going to work… There was the usual bustle before seven, a walk out though undulating shallows then a dive through effete, waist-high rolling breakers. It was warm, with bright, almost harsh, sunlight glinting off...

This morning when my alarm went off and I pressed snooze for the second time because.. well.. I’d had a couple too many wines last night.  It got me thinking… some people would likely be too hungover to swim today.. they might not have woken up at home..   As I strolled along Manly beach...

I love autumn for so many reasons, but from a swimming point of view- the water is warm and clear , calmer seas than the peak of summer, with plenty of marine life to explore.     Today’s pre sunrise sky was a pretty pink with hardly any wind. The actual sunrise I was swimming...

I was reading a review of Sean Penn “Sleb” author – his book is apparently very awful – and thought I know where the real slebs are in the morning. See:   Glorious sky At one point there was a worry that there were not enough caps for newbies and so Sarah was at risk...

But he woke up when he heard not one but two huge birthdays today. And they both have such huge hearts we almost needed a bigger blog to fit all the excitement in. I’m talking of course about Lisa Boyle and Megan Fraser. And while Lisa is happily married to the wonderfully erudite John Boyle...

This is what ‘Sailor Sid’ said to me as she emerged from her early swim this morning, and it’s true! In April we get warm water, good visibility and loads of marine life. Smaller crowds now that Easter is out of the way too. In the last couple of days there have been Turtle sightings,...

Greg, Michelle and Martin, emerging from their 6.30 swim. Derek & his son Gordon, Peter, Steve and Les Bubbles ready for their 7am swim. Pretty clear today, lots of schools of fish.. I heard that someone saw a turtle, a wobby, duskie and a cuttlefish. Annie, Peter, Penny & Jeff. Shaun signing up newbie Ben...

Richard turned 500 today!     After winning in 1912 the A-team needed a shower. (stand on you head to see this shot)       An extremely large crowd today.     Shaun & Inge were kept busy past 7:03  with 48 newbies.     Down the ramp.     7:06 crew.    ...

To those celebrating Easter today, Happy Easter. As it commemorates the resurrection of Jesus, I guess happy is an appropriate wish. Yesterday was the last day of daylight saving, and early this morning the clocks went back one hour. On the plus side we will have brighter light for the morning swims. On the minus...

Today was Michelle’s birthday and luckily I bumped into her walking back to my car. We had a lovely girly catch up with the cutest guy in the swim group, Napoleon The day started off dark and quiet at manly surf club but apparently there were 427 swimmers total, early birds and late comers. Here’s...