I’m sure most of us were tempted to stay tucked in bed as the alarm sounded this morning. And certainly many did. With the rain falling heavily and no sign or hint of daybreak I found it a challenge to get down to Manly. But as soon as I saw the first smiling face down...

Congrats Michelle on achieving your 500km today, Martin is just a stroke or 2 behind, and should tick  over 500km tomorrow.   What great smile.   The walk of honour.   Our Tuesday yogi’s enjoying their practice and a lovely sunrise.     Men of Manly B & B getting ready.   Looking forward to...

Ever notice how there seems to be more money, more information, more technology… More ability to do, know and communicate.  More of everything, including  dissatisfaction. More is a pretty strong narrative. Society as we know it today has been built upon getting more. Unfortunately the story of needing to bring more to ourselves leaves little...

This blogger has been sidelined from the water for the next 5 weeks.  Today I can only sit, watch and ponder at what it is that draws us back to these almost pristine oceans from where all life began.   Today I will endeavour to delve into the evolution of Homo Erectus   to Homo...

Hi all. Justus and Suzie P here with today’s dad-daughter blog. Although calmer than yesterday, conditions were still rather hairy out there this morning, with many people opting for the half-way option.   Despite the bumpy conditions, we pushed ourselves to swim that little bit faster knowing what was waiting for us back on dry land…...

Today was for the BOLD swimmers of the Bold and Beautiful. Mountainous seas. Loads of surfers. Bomborra out to sea. The lifesavers announced on the tannoy that the beach remained closed and swimmers should not swim but also that learner surfers should not go out. On such a day, people were being mindful of matching their...

The secret is out. You know who you are. You come down for a swim just to get a hug. Well now there is good science (no not like climate ‘science’) that proves hugging is good for your health – maybe even better than swimming. Yes science has now proved hugging boosts your happiness levels....

I’ve been swimming since 2012 and was lucky enough to be present when a young doctor by the name of John Jackson turned up for a swim. At the time Dr Patrick was in charge of new Doctors and used to tell them all they had to do a B&B swim! He knew it would...

Pretty sky today, the rain came between the patches of sun. A nice surf rolling further down the beach.   Our beautiful beach, looking stunning.   Big happy birthday to Tomas, looking forward to a lovely birthday swim with Mum – Anna.   Happy Birthday to beautiful Nat, our Saturday blogger.   Just a few...

Yesterday I was part of the large crowd at Manly’s 2017 Australian Open of Surfing.   I was lucky enough to get this shot of  Reigning  World Surfing Champion Tyler Wright after her narrow semi-final loss to Malia Manuel.   Jubiant Winner Malia Manuel (Hawaii).   The Mens final was also a close match between Australia’s...