You know in that 1940’s movie Pinocchio, how the puppet has to dive into the ocean and face his unspeakable fear of Monstro so he can rescue Mr Geppetto, the one who’s single wish is for Pinocchio to live a real life? And how after Pinocchio dives in and chokes his demon, Mr Geppetto can...

We didn’t see skies of blue Just clouds of white But the start of Summer Makes our colours so bright And we think to ourselves What a wonderful world. Judy Garland really did best describe the affect that the bright fluro is having on our swimmers now that Summer water really has arrived and many have removed...

Another beautiful morning down at Manly Beach. This view never gets old. I don’t think it ever will.It has been an absolute pleasure to blog for you this year. I have loved meeting all of you. I love your energy, your smiling faces. I love that we are all from different walks of life, different...

Every swim is its own adventure and has its own features – waves, swell, sky, stingers/not. Today was Helen’s birthday. Happy birthday Helen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRlRCrchYb       New swimmers seeking an adventurous life by joining BB       Ted’s triangle completed     a marriage is a REAL life adventure Wendy and Ryan travelled...

Conspiracy theorists have now confirmed Manly’s Cabbage Tree Bay is the world’s other Bermuda Triangle. When aliens first saw Cabbage Tree Bay from space they recognised the shape as a Triangle . And we now join the faked death of Elvis and the alleged moon landing in annuls of cult infamy. The evidence is as obvious...

Awesome Sophie opens our blog today (and her legs ;-)). Love her star jumps, but most of all her warm, kind and huge heart! (If anyone needs the best Marriage Celebrant she’s your lady.) A huge turn out today on the last day of Spring!   The sunrise when I saw it during my run,...

I woke this morning in a panic as the morning light had already beaten a path through the window and up the wall. I bounded out of bed with the prospect of an early swim. Ian Mcknight had warned me the night before he would be banging on my window at 5:30am to make sure I...

6amers said lets go to the harbour.         Angel B         It’s 6.05am and 5 went to the toilet roll and 5 went to Little Manly.     Derek and Sarah swam at 6.10 to Shelly without bluebottles.     Guess the 6.30 swimmer who got stung!  Jumbles ???    ...

Yep that right! There’s no title today. Lainey asked me at breakfast what I would be calling the blog today and agreed that sometimes it’s even hard to come up with a title! We had a cracking 280 swimmers today, of which 18 were new and John Bond confirmed the water temperature as a balmy...

I am keen on online shopping. Sitting on the couch and surfing the net, finding lots of things I don’t already have. But very often when it arrives – unless it is a book – I will have forgotten that I have ordered it or if I remember it is not as good as I...