Mornin’ all. Inner westies here. Summer is coming! Water warm 19.4 and huge influx of swimmers – 243 regulars and 14 newbies. Wetsuits should be on the way out now….   Morning Angus!   Fabulous purple outfit   Another lovely lady   The Northmead team – welcome!   Friends happy to be together   Happy...

The jacarandas are blooming, mince pies are in the shops, and the temperature is slowing rising. It must be time for the fair weather swimmers to return to the waves – not that there were many waves today.   I met these two after the swim. They assured me that they do swim, but only in the...

What a stunning morning greeted swimmers today, Crystal clear waters, not a jimble in the bay, Above are the early swimmers with the sun’s first ray.     And here are my people, big fans of the BandB, From Cammeray we drive, desperate for the sea, and below is a legend, the lovely FiFi.   Speaking of...

There’s nothing more energising in the morning than walking along the beachfront and seeing the various groups exercising, some are running, some are base camping and then of course there are the yogi’s.  I don’t know what it is but even with a crisp chill in the air it just makes you feel alive. This...

BLUEWATER RESTAURANT REPORT   This was the sky at 6.30 pm last night, as the monthly Bluewater evening was commencing …   Guest speaker was Di Westaway – head of Wild Women on Top.  Her talk was titled “NATURAL EXHILARATION: Design a life you love”. Di believes that high adventure is Fun!      ...

“Elbows Up” on the way out, when its a bit chilly. We all seem to do it, I don’t know why, but it just feels right.   This is Jo with her elbows up…I know that I was also on “tippy toes” It felt like the temp had dropped as well as the swell.  ...

The facade of power is an insidious opportunist.  It feeds on our own inclination toward self disempowerment.  This exchange, the handing over of our power occurs through the need to feel comfortable. Ever noticed that the times you felt really empowered, the times you grew, those moments of self evolution were preceded by embracing a...

What a great day and I was only there for half of it! My brother has always maintained that punctuality is a virtue of the bored yet others are adamant that lateness is a virtue of the lazy – I still do not know which one is worse. Upon arrival however, I realised I had...

Hakan’s latest cafe – Manly Lodge, Vic Pde   ———–   Air:           First summery night – no lower than 22º Ambience:  Positively balmy Surface:   Flat Waves:    Nil Water:     18.7º (highest yet, post-winter … but it feels cold due to warm air) Sunup:     I’m still confused about daylight saving!! Mgmt A:   Marrakesh Mgmt B:   Onsite  ...

Today I met a lot of swimmers who are doing triathlons. What a great goal and impressive to work towards and achieve. It reminded me that we all have our own measures of success. It also reminded me that success requires persistent effort. Kerry and Tim were moving around helping swimmers including newbies – lots starting to...