5's at Peel Ale House
INVITATION NEED A BREAK FROM YOUR WINTER SWIMMING? Come join your fellow Mannas for an informal gathering of weary winter swimmers Peel...


2019 Crete - Swim Day 3 - Blog 6
The hotel has kindly swapped the cold meat, cheese, fried egg and bread for yogurt, muesli and honey. The change has been well received...


2019 Crete - No Swim Day 3 - Blog 5
The bus to Imbros Gorge didn’t leave until 11:00 am, which gave everyone a chance to rest and recover from the festivities of the night...


2019 Crete - Swim Day 2 - Blog 4
The plan for the day was to board Odysseus and motor west to the village of Loutro. Loutro is only accessible by sea, so it retains a...


2019 Crete - Swim Day 1 - Blog 3
We awoke on the morning of our first swim to find the strong wind and rough seas of the previous day had subsided significantly. However,...


2019 Crete Swim - Skafia - Blog 2
“We are fortunate to have the amazing Deborah as our travel coordinator. Not only did she find a fantastic hotel for us all to stay in...


2019 Crete Swim - Chania - Blog 1
The plan was to all meet in Chania (prounonced “Han-ya”) a few days before the swim. Chania is small city with a population of about...


June Birthdays!
We are wishing Happy Birthday to a group of nine above average Mannas in June. I am sure they are above average in many ways, but they...







