The sound of the rain falling on the trees outside my window made the warm nest under my doona the most enticing place to be this morning.  However, the gentle snoring of the cat as his tuna perfumed breath enveloped the pillow did ensure that sleep was now a thing of the past. Someone remarked...

Meet Sylvia (originally from Sth Aftrica) who drives almost every day from St Ives with her husband Reg. They swim at 6.20am so they can return to the beach with the Drinks express before heading off to work before 7.30am. Sylvia loves the blog and its characters but she told me, “I know the names but can you...

Gorgeous, absolutely gorgeous!That’s what this time of year is all about. Lovely sunny days and warm water …..and then there’s the stingers! Ouch! A few people were stung today.   Today, I decided to follow one of our newest swimmers, SwimGirl. Here she is setting her alarm to go swimming at the weekends. And as...

I heard of a drone in Manly this morning. Initially I thought people meant Rainer was talking about how he was swimmer of the day one time. Not that kind of drone. But no, there was an actual Drone on Manly apparently searching for B&B swimmers not using the i-log for attendance. Expect air strikes...

Sydney area Chance of a shower along the coastal fringe. Partly cloudy in the morning, becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon. Winds west to southwesterly and light becoming north to northeasterly in the middle of the day. That was the forecast from the BOM. This was the view from the windscreen….   JB took the...

Now that I have roped you in with my unbelievable title… back to reality 😉 Here is Sterling proclaiming that this is the morning he will win. Sophie finds this very entertaining…   I swam with the 6:30am Drinks Express. Lovely warm water, lovely people. On my return I find Dave still in shock from...

A little quieter this morning after our annual Trivia Night last night when over $10,000 was raised!!! This will cover B&B costs and $6000 to The Royal Far West! THANK YOU!!! Many thanks also to The Steyne for having all 200 of us and to all the work put in by Ian, Pauline, JK, Jenny,...

The day started as one would expect for a stunning, autumn morning.  Glorious sunrise, Happy early lappers – this mob headed out at 6.15am!! Jane proudly introduces her son Bruce to the delights of B&B togetherness. As ever, there is someone willing to lend a hand.  Wetsuit season is the time of the year that...

So we had only 114 swimmers today – that’s a new low for Sundays this year. I’d love to take all the credit for this drop in attendance, but the truth is there are now 3x regular Sunday bloggers taking turns – each of us contributing in our own way. Putting people off Sunday swimming...