6:26 This time of year brings later sunrises which means a darker start for the 6:30 swimmers. The countdown is on for changing the clocks.  There was a bit of fog in the air which made for an interesting view of the sun as it rose between my first and second laps and as...

The swell has decreased, still limited visibility and a few large moon shaped jellies out there.  A beautiful morning and as always a great way to the day. Have you been to Forster, NSW? I follow ‘Did you swim today’ on facebook and recently saw a few videos from the Forster turtles and the many...

A bit chilly today, with calm seas and a little swell.   In true B&B spirit Petra looks after her fellow swimmers and the ocean, Petra removed this plastic from the shallows.   Earlier this week I found this ray? shark? decomposing.  Fish were feeding on it, the circle of life.   2 weekends ago...

The water was over 18, calm and pretty clear. We didn’t see the turtle today, but had a nice sighting yesterday, off the Bower. A lot of sea life to see, found an Eagle Ray on the way to Shelly.   Cuttlefish are still around. Saw this grey nurse just off the Bower, near the...

Sometimes  you just want to. Sometimes it’s a goal that makes you show up, sometimes it’s great conditions. Other times it’s friends. Today I showed up for the the 6:30 swim because I told 2 friends I would.  The conditions were as expected, rainy, foggy and murky.  At points during the swim the rain appeared...

With the water warm, but days of rain, I decided not to swim in the Ocean today. As I approached Manly I saw these 2 on the bench, and then saw the temp of 22.2 and only 2 entering at 7am.  Appears to be a day of 2s! On my walk to Shelly I happened...

What a beautiful week of swimming it’s been! From Numb rays in the rain to turtle sightings everywhere! Like many of you my week started off with the Cole Classic on Sunday. While I swam the 5km, the Mini Mermaids had their debut into Ocean Swimming with the 1km. So proud of these girls and...

It was a beautiful swim today – the water was warm, visibility was better and no sea lice / bitey things in the water. Clouds to the West   Sun to the East I didn’t see many fish today, but the jelly blobbers are still around. Last Saturday Anne Edwards led 11 of us on...

This morning the temperature and swell were up from yesterday, 19.1 with a few small waves, opposed to the glassy conditions yesterday. Yesterday the Australian Seabird Rescue team released Pepita, a turtle that was in their care after a being injured by a boat.     The green agents from Manly Village Public School were...

This morning the temperature and swell were up from yesterday, 19.1 with a few small waves, opposed to the glassy conditions yesterday. Yesterday the Australian Seabird Rescue team released Pepita, a turtle that was in their care after a being injured by a boat.     The green agents from Manly Village Public School were...