Wednesday 22nd December – the day after the longest day and the shortest night of the year.   Water temp: 23.3 degrees – kind of like swimming equivalent of warm beer & jelly soup! air temp at 6:30am 22.1 degrees – warmer in  than out! conditions: flat, clear, loads of sea lice and jelly blubbery...

Finally… those magic words at the magic hour of 7am! joy was everywhere this morning!   Water temp – 19.8 degrees!   its SUMMER! Air temp – 20.2 degrees at 7am wave action – a few little wavelets otherwise fairly smooth Energy & stoke – off the charts! water clarity – murky – possibility of bio...

Wednesday 10th November   water temp 19.5 (air temp at 7am just above that!) tide low at 6:53 vibe:  happy after a few days of stellar swimming conditions but a bit of tiredness showing, perhaps a bit of fatigue from many long awited reunions, adventures after “freedom day” is starting to show  … There was...

Wednesday 20th October – wanderlust wednesday!   Today was surprisingly full of adventurous tales – perhaps not surprising actually as overseas and interstate travel are fast moving from a dream to a reality!     There is nothing like feeling the crisp salty spray (pictured) from the ocean to whet your appetite for adventures….. Water temp: 17.1...

Wednesday 13th October – a “Whaley” wonderful wild wednesday! There was a LOT of excitement at Manly this morning  –  as I walked to the beach I met Anita, and after a reunion hug, she could not contain her excitement, at the sighting of a whale a few hunderd metres from the shore.    It...

Friends, Fun and Sun-yay! Apologies for the late blog I (Fi) was out enjoying the amazing sunny day and got a little carried away. Beautiful and bumpy swim this morning…   Spectacular Sunday morning at Manly     Pre swim chats with socially distanced friends             The Mayor of Manly...

Wednesday 8th September – spring has sprung! Well, in the air at least, the water still thinks its winter – perhaps the warm currents are awaiting the go-ahead from our QLD politicians to start to move South!   Firstly a belated happy birthday to our fearless leader, Ian for yesterday!   For all who are wondering,...

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads, step dads, grandads, mums & others who play a dad role, and thinking of those for whom this is the first Father’s Day without their dads and those whose dads no longer with us….  Apparently historically, dads get a 10 second head start for the “normal” swim … hopefully...

  Wednesday 18th August – Hello from the other side (of the Spit Bridge – aka Mexico) – Balmoral Beach once again becomes a fabulous “home” for B&B swimmers like me, who are unable to access manly for our daily dose of Vitamin Sea..  what it lacks in abundant sea life it makes up in...