What a morning! Winter swimming is SO worth it on days like these… A glowing sunrise as the 7am swim began, clear water all the way across, no stingers but loads of marine life! Around 30 Drinks Expressers were out at 6.30am. (Remember the Nudie Winter Swim at 6.20am on Saturday. You are allowed...

  What a morning! So beautiful. Bit chilly though. Air Temp down to 6 degrees and water temp 15.9 degrees but TOTALLY worth it. There was even a swim with a dolphin for a lucky few. Also lots of clear water and fish. I saw the blue groper and some sting rays and there were...

Today’s title comes from a wristband  found during the swim.   5.58am – the water was cold for the first 100 metres but noticeably warmer past the point.  ≈   6.02am swim-in-the-dark crew, can someone please give me some selfie tips. me, Mark, Ken, Ali, Patrick   Ali swims at 6 to give her time...

This blog has been clobbered together as scheduled blogger Lips is indisposed.  Photographic evidence was provided by team sleuth Lesley. Well Lips, this is what you missed today. . . The very best thing about today’s swim – well apart from catching up with all the fabulous B&B mob – was the complete absence of...

    ____________________________________________________________________                                   The sea’s natural alternative to bubble wrap:   Flat out flathead:   A stream of silvery goodness caught my eye:   Anna     Stats Swimmers:  87 iLogged but I estimate at least 130 Newbies:...

Yesterday – For time being, the daily blogs are unable to report on recent event.   This applies to Comments section bottom of blogs too – with thanks For this day (after much deliberation), I am running archival photos only (collated this week). ——— Below – with Yeates men Tim, Dave, Ringo and Ant   —...

Dark clouds at the Bold and Beautiful this morning.   A morning to hug those we are close to. A morning to reflect on our community and the swim we get to enjoy. __________________ FUNDRAISER for St Lukes Water Polo trip to Hawaii. Pink turkish towels will be on sale this Saturday 25 July. 1 for $30 or...

When I was younger it was great to stay up all night and get to see the sunrise, but now sadly ! an  older & wiser me loves to  get up early to see the sunrises & what a cracka it was !!!     Iphones & cameras  were all snapping the sunrise on the beaches...

  Well its Tuesday and a lovely one at that. Following on from yesterday’s Mick Fanning attack I’m sure that big fins and sharks were on the minds of a few of us. No big nasties today, although Derrick had a nasty sting on his arm.   No Yoga today, its a bit chilly.  ...

“Did you see the Mick Fanning shark attack?” was the word on everyone’s lips as I arrived at 5.55am for a pre-dawn swim with Fiona’s crew.     http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jul/19/surfer-mick-fanning-battles-shark-attack-at-j-bay-open-im-just-tripping Fiona’s “6am swim in the dark crew”.   We left Shelly @6.28am passing a smaller Drinky squad mid-bay. Clair, feeling cold, sprinted to the point but...