I got down to Manly today and was quite disheartened to see the rough surf and rippy chop chop water, and decided I’d walk to half way or Shelly beach. Actually it was a lovely swim despite some bounce in the bay, and there were no blue bottles seen in the 7am swim that I...

  It’s 6.56am and Ian announces that Bluebottles are in the bay and a swim North might be the best option… Fiona and Paul have come in with bluebottle stings so most decide to head North, some go to the harbour and a few of us go around the rocks… This was 6.25am in our...

What a great Birthday picture, Happy Birthday to two of our Gorgeous girls….(thanks for capturing this Elaine).   Beautiful sunrise this morning.   I hear from Ian that the Yoga was amazing…even got a little massage. I will be there for that next week!   Water was calm and a warm 20.7 degrees and the...

You never know who you are swimming with at the B& B until you ask. I swim at 6am most mornings with Suzie and Dave. I see them wet.     I see them dry and then they disappear.     But this morning I found out they are both keen surf ski racers – they prefer 24km ocean...

Checking the weather app on the way to the swim stated there was a 60% chance of rain. Thankfully the rain held off for the 350 swimmers.   Lots of comments were made about the decrease in water temperature though! Concerns from the crowd regarding the cool 20.6, compared to recent temperatures this could be...

Hi all. Suzie P here with my blogging debut. That’s day-boooo to the Aussies and day-bewww to us Saffas (for the sake of trying to make a good first impression, I’ll say that you’re right and we’re wrong)(*cough cough.. yeah whatever suckers.. cough*) As usual, it’s always a bit tough getting out of bed early...

This week I felt peeved because on several occasions I encountered writers saying “disinterested” when they clearly meant “uninterested” – what to do?? Have a swim. After a few moments in the water, I will be free of peeves.   Here are my fellow swimmers who will have the same benefit   Lachlan and Nick...

I’m an ocean lover and I’m sure you are too. Swimming is one of the great joys of my life and even on stingy days & always feel happier after being in the ocean. But it seems to me its not the swimming bit I love most. In her new book, The Nature Fix, journalist...

Spectacular…..Spellbinding…..Serene….Sensational….Stunning Sunrise! I couldn’t choose which adjective to best describe the beautiful morning, so you have them all! It was perfect. I will try and detail the highlights  to the best of my ability, for those unfortunate swimmers who couldn’t make the swim this morning. It was a very comfortable 22.7 in the water which...

Morning all, seems Valentines day is here and for those that have a someone, I hope your wishes were well received. To the day and a kinda cloudy mix today but thankfully cooler with a low tide and southerly swell at 1 to 1.5 meters on a 11 second swell mostly at the north ends of the...