A Verily Pirate Adventure – Chapter 2   Arrrrr……. What drives ye Pirates I hear ye ask? Why? I hear ye say….. These secrets be kept by ye swimmers. All ye Pirate can tell ye is that it comes from within. For some it be starting as a bet. For some it be starting as...

Some of you may remember that my channel journey’s been going for a while. It’s the B&B who really made the start of the journey possible for me, having started training in 2011 when swimming a Manly-Shelley return was a big deal! Bolderdash followed, and soon the 6km and 10km badges were established and I...

It was cold… no piont telling lies… but it was worth it… just to see the guys…   Beautiful sunrise… bit of a chill in air… 15.3 degree water… but who really cares…   Rocks of the Bold and Beautiful… is making its blog return… here we have the graveyard… a low tide swimmers concern…...

Just a quick blog this morning as I’ve got a class of Kindergarten to teach. Well done all the swimmers that have ventured out in the cold this week. You really are bold! I’ve had a bout of ‘Womens Flu’ (real flu) since Sunday. On the mend now but it’s a spectators blog today with...

Did the wind and rain put you off swimming this morning? Or maybe the determining factor was the temperature gauge indicating that although it was 5 degrees it actually felt like 3 degrees.  What ever the reason, a modest 42 swimmers made the pilgrimage to B&B Central. The 6.30 mob gave a rousing happy birthday...

Somewhere out there in the ocean is a pair of goggles.  Man I loved those goggles.  But i’m over it now…  New goggles, greater clarity. Ever been in love?  You know, truly, deeply, madly in love. That breathing, sleeping, dreaming, waking, floating, timeless, nothing-matters-‘cos-you’re-so-in-love kind of love… Guess what?  You create that experience from within....

What a week!!! We had everything.. grey nurse sharks, dugongs, JP holding a baby, pirate stories, amazing accounts of channel crossings, birthday parties galore. You name it! So today’s blog could, no, SHOULD have been the journalistic climax we were all looking for – tying up loose ends, making sense of the week that was,...

Morning all, Bishop here.   It’s been 7 days since I last swam (being the Thursday blogger, Thursday is not optional). Let’s face it, when the water is 16.4 degrees it gets that little bit harder to get out of bed… particularly when you have a snuggly wife. But gosh it is nice to come...

We see some amazing creatures on our swims… Since I’ve been swimming  I’ve swam up close with a Southern Right Whale, Silky the lone dolphin tried to surface between my legs, Port Jackson sharks have mated below me…This week Fifi reported a shark sighting at Shelly later identified as a Grey Nurse Shark. (The ‘Labradors...

You have to smile in wonder at the glorious sunrise that kick starts your day. You can’t take it seriously when Billy dodges the camera, AGAIN – he is actually a very private person. And while you may be serious about plunging into 16.5 degree water, when you spy Ted’s antics you have to laugh...