Happy group photo at Shelly with birthday boy Ian in the middle! 150 swimmers, 2 newbies and 17.9 water temp today! It’s our wonderful Ian’s birthday today. Apparently he didn’t want a fuss but how can we not take this opportunity to make a fuss of him! He does so much to make this...

Joy on everyone’s face, is what I saw today. The sun was shining, the water was 1 degree warmer and everyone was smiling as the magic of Manly washed over us all. This is Edwina enjoying her swim and taking photo’s of fish.     This is Annie’s beautiful smile, just back from her lovely...

A global flow of consciousness requires an ocean of events…  A fluid medium of interconnected information, encompassing our world and in contact with every corner – a whopping 1.35 billion trillion litres. Our ocean, oft seen as a barrier to be crossed, is actually that which connects our world. When you dip your toe into...

Hello wonderful BnBers. Ok. How many times have you had to wait till 10pm to read todays blog???? Well, today is very special. So special. In fact, the Sunday team are all over the world. Thunderbird is in the Netherlands… Sharon is being lovely somewhere, Rainer is busy being a Daddy, Gino has been blogging heaps,...

Sunrise 6:40am  On the days I blog I like to head down to Manly to capture the beautiful patterns of the sky and the gorgeous sunrise. Although the water was a little choppy and messy it didn’t deter our wonderful energetic squad from getting up and getting down to our little corner of the globe,...

One mystery – we don’t know a lot about the ocean which covers almost 3/4 of the earth because it is very deep in parts and the pressure on us would be too great to just dive down there. As usual, there are some great humans – scientists – investigating the mysteries of the deep...

Today is the start of a new season, time to make good on those resolutions that had fallen by the wayside, start that exercise regime, chose some healthier habits and generally start getting ready for summer.  For me, I’m trying to get into healthier habits as well with a run before my morning swim.  This...

I was lucky enough to blog on the 1st of June to herald in the first day of winter so I feel especially grateful to be blogging today to farewell this incredible season. I thought it might be a good opportunity to recap on some of the highlights and occasions that made winter so special....

This morning there was a real Spring feel in the air. Watching longingly from the walkway, as I deal with what has been a most stubborn flu, I couldn’t quite recall the name of the move but am sure it had something to do with an Archer and a dog but the rest escapes me. The...

Classic Manly sunrise.     Fifi’s 6am crew.   My favourite shot of the day.   Newbie Stewart in Ian’s hands.     Jo said, “you should see the jimble stings on my left arm”.     Petite Bianca corrected me , “..Simon, jimbles don’t bite they sting..”       Guess who can afford...