Above: Welcome to this blog of the 8th day of January, 2021. What a a fabulous day. Blue sky with a single puff of cloud.   Above: At midnight on Sunday, we welcomed our northern neighbours back to the fold. It’s great to have Bold and Beautiful swimmers return. Matt from North Narabeen is one...

We really have been blessed with superb conditions lately – despite some significant dumps of rain, the water in CTB has been very clear for summer with days of excellent visibility. The swell has some East in it today and this means less visibility on account of more chop and churning of the sand.  ...

On 2 January 2021 an announcement was made that the great unwashed of Greater Sydney were allowed to breach the barriers at the top of Spit Bridge and Roseville Bridge after what seemed an eternity of lockout. The bridges were humming with the restraint of those who wanted to swim but could not. Perhaps residents...

Great to be back blogging after a long break. You can blame Deane and Anne for getting me back. A great mate reminded me this morning about one of the secrets to happiness. ‘It’s about miracles’ he explained. ‘Some people wait for big biblical miracles but I experience them all the time.’ Now this is...

The water was surprisingly flat, warm and clear this morning after a night of heavy rain so there was a lot of excitement in the air!!  The beach was open, flags were up and all was good with the world! But once showered, with coffee in hands, the flags disappeared! 😳 The beach was closed...

It’s a tough gig to follow up on the incredible blog that Lainy posted yesterday… so much amazing sea life!! Let’s give it a go! A happy new year to the BB swim team. I hope you all had a lovely break and are feeling refreshed and ready to take on 2021. No doubt it’s...

Great conditions for today’s swim! The sky was brighter, water warm, no Blueys and visibility not too bad. It’s always a beautiful swim when an Eagle Ray flies beneath you too!   Happy Birthday to lovely swimmer Daphne pictured here with Jo yesterday in duller weather. Sorry i missed you for a photo today Daphne!...

Today was one of those days that makes most other swims awesome. An easterly wind had whipped up some chop and brought in a few bluebottles – hopefully nobody got stung. The waves were ok, but it was a little bumpy at the point at low tide. However, as the saying goes, I never regret...

Today we heard the news that the southern area of the northern beaches, everywhere south of the bridge at Narrabeen, can now have more relaxed restrictions. Life makes a small step in returning to normal, and I’ll be looking forward to sitting at a cafe instead of drinking cappucino on the run. Conditions were lovely...

Lockdown continues. Let’s see what tomorrow brings Swimming goes on here and there. I am swimming at Balmoral occasionally but also at the local Lane Cove pool. For the blog Anne takes such beautiful sea life photos. That subject matter is not available at Lane Cove pool or so far as I can see at...