Dr Becky reporting for first-time blogging duty! So I was a little nervous about losing my blogging virginity… What would I write about? Would I be inspired on the day or would I suffer from first time writer’s block? Several ideas had been forming… – World Cup theme? – vetoed.. who cares now… Australia are...

It’s the Winter solstice tomorrow folks! After tomorrow the days get longer! The Drinks Express is celebrating with a 6:20am special swim, where budgies are optional, and Drinky himself is guaranteed to go nude! That’s right ladies – form a guard of honour for the return lap when they hit the beach! It was another...

Well I didn’t quite make it down to do the swim this morning… something to do with our mighty Origin victory and then getting up at 2am to watch the football (what a goal by Cahill). But 120 of you did in 19 degree water, including one newbie! Well done. So here are some shots...

If you want to be happy,  you … wake up early, see the sunrise, exercise, get close to nature, laugh… and engage in activities where you connect with others, according to all the research… Our swim ticks all these boxes. No wonder we are a happy, positive bunch! How are Ted and I going to...

First up let me share with you today’s stunning golden sunrise.   With only four days to the winter solstice, I did think that these guys were doing a countdown!  Turns out it is their prediction for scores in the World Cup.  With the number of nations represented in the B&B we could almost hold...

The children’s dreaming brings the dawn, Their laughter carries the sun across the sky. And in its setting reflected all the wonder Of their knowing and their growing. Our tomorrows lie safely protected In the fragile heart of the child. – Andrew   9 Lovelies from the Bold & Beautiful are doing it for the...

Well maybe we’re not, but let’s go a little World Cup on blog day. ESPECIALLY AS MY HOME COUNTRY ARE PLAYING RIGHT AFTER OUR SWIM! Re-cap on yesterday’s swim, probably the fastest as everyone rushed to breakfast places and pubs around Manly to settle in for the Australian game. Today…..some of us turn up very...

Bam! – That alarm is just going off in the middle of the night now! Friday the 13th again – and it’s the weekend of sport, with the US Open golf, The World Cup, The rugby etc etc, it was hard to tear away from the first kickoff.. Outside the full moon was still going...

Thanks to the Spaniard for writing last Thursdays blog. Despite record amount of people reading his musings, we have decided to limit his contributions to once a month. So it’s the Bishop back on board this week… and hopefully Dr Becky next week if she can squeeze it in between delivering babies at Manly Hospital....

We  see some amazing things swimming in Cabbage Tree Bay… Port Jackson sharks mating, cuttlefish camouflaging, Germans taking selfies underwater… but the flying frog I’m afraid, was just Eric (Mary’s other half), as he swam across the bay. Our favourite Frenchman celebrated his birthday today. Happy Birthday Eric! It was a little dull, cloudy and...