I cannot quite put my finger on it, but there was something rather serene and inviting about today’s swim.  The clouds parted ever so slightly and the greyness of the morn beckoned us in.       John’s temperature test this morning:   The 6.30ers without wetsuits looked a little chilly!   All around the May...

Above: Booty Camp stands united, like rabbits stuck in the glare of beach sweeper.  These months, yoga is also starting in the dark.  Devotees experience the gentle unfolding of each new dawn, and can toe into cool and svelte, freshly-smoothed sands.  This is leader Jenny‘s flaired pant yesterday … as she adjusted a practiser’s pose....

I had one of those days yesterday where not much went right (capped off with a Blues loss!)… Do you ever have one of those days? It leads to conversations in your head through a restless night… tiredness… self justifying thoughts… a bit of anger! Oh for some Pacific Ocean tonic…   Ah… breathe it...

Starts with the first step !!  Lao Tzu   What a glorious morning it was too !   Sheena “Queen of the wetsuits” defiantly will not be getting a WWW badge.     Water temp seems to be consistent over the last week as we move into WWW time. 2014 ‘Winter Without Wetsuit’ Badge  ...

A Stunning morning as the 6.30am crew head out. The air temp was a chilly 8 degrees, but the water a warm 19.4 degrees. Clear visibility and lots of our fishy buddies were out to greet us.   Have you ever reflected on your thoughts as you swim back from Shelly Beach? I asked a...

The morning doesn’t have to wait for the best time to show itself.  It just happens, at dawn, every day.  There isn’t a list of things it has achieve before it feels worthy of being… It shows up and makes the day.  Ready or not here I am and , love me or love me,...

Yes, that’s right, as the Eurovision is blasting into our lounges, I joined 116 others and swam instead of listening to singers and casting votes with family members this morning.   We have so many nations supporting our B&B group, we could almost set up our own Eurovision contest.     Being away for 3.5...

All week swimmers have been telling me about the superb conditions; calm seas, clear water, great fish sightings. . . I say ‘telling’, because as I was preparing for the carpark to ferry dash, blissed out swimmers were returning to their cars sporting that post-swim messy hair look and big smiles. “You should have seen...

Mad Men‘s final episode aired this week, with Don Draper meditating to the sounds of this iconic soft drink jingle from 1971: I’d like to buy the world a home And furnish it with love Grow apple trees and honey bees And snow white turtle doves Chorus: I’d like to teach the world to swim...

Hoo Haa! What a morning! Warm water, calm conditions, crystal clear…   Rambo Cumberworth is looking lean!   Great to see the boys after the 6:30am hit out. Still no Drinksy (he is surfing in some exotic location). I have no idea how they know what to do without his courageous leadership!   Saint Vinnie...