Evolution doesn’t happen when things are easy, a stressor is necessary.  Evolution, growth, requires both challenge and the ability to adapt to it.  Extinction or decline is a lack of adaptability to that stress event. Adaptation is a process of liberating resources that, up ’til now, have lain dormant.  And applying them in an effective...

Mornin’all. Inner Westies here. Along with Michael-sunday-blogger-in-training! Water still warm 20.7, 19 newbies and 330 swimmers. Wasn’t the sunrise fab. Some pix on my way to Manly below.     Now for some people pix.   Paige and newbie Alison – welcome!   Marco (just to prove I am swimming – see the cosy ties!)...

Ian McKnight keeps a set of diving gear on his Sydney Harbour working barge … —————–   CONDITIONS: More of the same from this week – stunning sunrises, flat water and perfect for swims, chat and coffees. Water not quite clear though.  Some shredded bits of stinger in water – but fairly rare ———  ...

  I got down to our favourite corner of the world early today at 5.50am. It was so beautiful seeing the sky change colour and pattern over the ocean alongside the Shelly Beach headland… After 2 weeks in the dull, cold Northern hemisphere I’m so appreciating all the colour and light we are so lucky...

  Swimming is a magical activity that requires little equipment. And I think it is vital to be prepared at all times. But today I arrived for my swim without swimmers so I had a choice – miss the swim or swim with my street clothes. I swam with my street clothes. Here is a...

I will confess to a little secret of mine. When I was growing up, all I wanted to be was a writer. I’m not sure what style I imagined whether it was romance, murder mystery or biographies I never got around to it. Until now! I’m not going to assume this will be a literary...

Happiness is…Manly at Dawn    Lots of activity, 6.30 express, Yoga and 7am regular B & B swim and the” doublers” to name a few.  Yoga looked very relaxing. Maria and Alanna preparing for their single at 7am and “doubler” respectively. The trusty info board – Note that the dinner next Tuesday’s guest speaker is...

A quick fill-in blog today, not my usual.  Like many things in the BnB this one’s a team effort, a montage of sorts or perhaps more a mash-up, with photos of the morning from a few different sources.  A typical late Autumn swim, possibly the best time of year for swimming – so get into...

It’s Little Sarah’s birthday and, as every year, Manly is falling over itself to pay its respects to our very own Hong Kong Triad Queen.     If you were up early this morning you might have heard some thunder from the 6am fireworks..   If you missed the fireworks, don’t worry. You can still catch...

How beautiful is this Indian summer, everyone? It’s been six weeks since my last swim, but the water is still blissfully warm. A big thank you to Lainey for this simply stunning shot she took before the swim this morning. When I grow up and win the Lotto, I want to wake up to this view every day:...