I was going to comment on this morning’s stunning surise following last night’s rain. While I didn’t get to Manly until some time after 7 I was able to marvel at the sun shining through the drops on the bushes in my garden, illuminating them like precious gems. I could have banged on about that...

The ramp is under water. The toddler pool at the edge of the shore we have had for several days now is not visible anymore and I could not walk to the point. But of waves and slightly fresher temp. But still over 20. It was a nice long weekend for many to mark ANZAC...

Very crowded promenade and the water was warm & clear. Lots of later swimmers including Izzy & Lizzy@8.03. Emma brought little Lily to see us & the beach. I swam to QC  just after sunrise @6:30 with Brett, Jane, Sam, Di, Julie, Danny & Dave aka Capless. So it was very crowded as we walked...

A beautiful ceremony today for Anzac Day and the bold and beautiful swim group. Bruce introduced the ceremony , two readings from Blake and Flip who did so well, plus the special performance of the last post on the bugle. A nice big crowd gathered on the beach. I had a fabulous swim almost totally...

As previously noted, Summer is on leave for the next little while, en route to the Northern Hemisphere, leaving us to enjoy crisper mornings and snuggly attire. Hoodies, jeans and trackies are on show, soon to be followed no doubt by the thermal footwear. Ian, Jane, Melise and Alison showing off their winter couture and...

What a couple of weeks it’s been. Across Sydney’s coastline, the ocean has been buzzing with energy, courage, and community. Swim events have been rolling through one after another, bringing people together to dive in, challenge themselves, and be part of something bigger. It’s that time of year when the ocean swimming calendar is full,...

A chilly temperature (feels like 7 degrees) on my bike ride to the beach. Andre’s water temp was 20.3, with warmer patches further out. Waves were up so our 6:05 group did a sawtooth ins & outs almost to the pipe & back. A lot of water moving both in & out. Hasko took the...

Another beautiful day in and out of the water, temperature was 20.7 in and somewhere in the mid teens as air temp. Plenty of people down at Manly today and I could see the bottom of the ocean nearly all the way across the bay. We splashed Shane at Shelly for his birthday yesterday. One...

Better late than never, today was Manly at its best. Temperature down to late 20’s and still felt warm. A calm bay with huge schools of fish and large numbers of swimmers too, it was peak hour at 7am. Lots of chats afterwards, I stopped to join Bernhard and Ben ( who team last weekend...

Such a delight to experience the beautiful Manly Beach after a week away!!! I spent a week in North West Auckland (right in the middle of Cyclone Vaianu but was not really impacted) and while the beaches are beautiful, South Steyne and Cabbage Tree Bay are my spiritual home. This is Muriwai Beach, one of...