As I walked to Manly for my swim this morning I noticed the big rock in the sky glowing and looking beautiful.   I arrived at Manly greeted with calm seas and a pleasant temperature reading.     We didn’t see many fish on our swim, but we talked about the different rocks that we...

BOLD & BEAUTIFUL IS NOT CURRENTLY RUNNING DUE TO THE RISKS OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19). Thank you for following public health advice including physical distancing and outdoor exercising limits (currently 2 people at a time, within your LGA or within 5kms of your home) at all times (and please remember to check in if you’re buying...

BOLD & BEAUTIFUL IS NOT CURRENTLY RUNNING DUE TO THE RISKS OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19). Thank you for following public health advice including physical distancing and outdoor exercising limits (currently 2 people at a time, within your LGA or within 10kms of your home) at all times (and please remember to check in if you’re buying...

BOLD & BEAUTIFUL IS NOT CURRENTLY RUNNING DUE TO THE RISKS OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19). Today’s sunrise was beautiful, it unfolded gradually and had multiple layers.  The swell was also up.  Yesterday as I was entering the water at 6:45 a seal was playing in the waves right in front of me. Another swimmer and I...

With a colourful sky and 18 degrees in the water, these 6:30 swimmers were ready to go. There were reports of jimbles and this blogger and 3 of 4 of who she swam with, were lightly stung.  Perhaps try swimming north and complete a stinger special to count towards your winter badge!   Last week...

Today’s conditions in the water and out of the water were challenging, but the water is still warm – in the 20s.  The swell was up and the water was murky.  At 6:15 it was still dark:   We walked to Shelly to swim to the point from there. On the walk back from our...

If you live in Manly you probably heard the down pour last night.  At 3 am it was really coming down and still quite heavy with lightning and loud thunder at 4am.  As has happened recently, I found that the rain stops right before I leave for my daily swim. When I arrived at the...

My arrival at Manly at 6:20 was met with reports of bluebottles.  A quick walk to the water’s edge and I saw and then heard the pop of bluebottles as someone ran past.  There was much discussion about where to swim.  Some people chose to swim north, others chose the harbour.  After some period of...

I love sunrises. They are a reminder that each day is an opportunity it make a fresh start, to have a positive impact – to start something new.  A new year is similar – an opportunity to reflect on the year that has been and decide what your direction or goals will be for the...