Once upon a time in a land far away in Persia a beautiful woman fell in love with a visiting Prince of the Palace. She thought ‘How can I charm the Prince when surely his Palace provides him with all he desires…’ And just when she was in the depths of her longing, she was...

I was stuck for a blog title today so have named it after the stumpy tailed Ray and Grey Nurse Shark that have made Cabbage Tree Bay their home the last few weeks! Excitement at the swim this week with the presence of not one but at least 2 Grey Nurse Sharks! A few of...

Earworms: Stranded on a remote Peruvian mountain, mountaineer Joe Simpson was overwhelmed by Boney M’s ‘Brown Girl in the Ring’ So there you go, blog reader – your worm for the day   Shark Tales Lainey (circled above) is off early to hunt down the grey nurse.  What colour is it? “She’s greyish, with a...

Newbie Tiger said, “I flew from the UK to swim with the B&B”.   Lainey & Nat post swim @6:41am.     Stats: 4 newbies, swimmers 100+, water temp 17 degrees C. Cold & Wet! If you want a hot shower everyday, like me, consider joining the Manly LSC.     6:45am – I did...

Gorgeous sunrise this morning!  And I was thankful to see a flat ocean, after a couple of challenging days last week that diverted me to a halfway exit.   Lesbubs and JK pointed towards whales (I couldn’t see them), then two drones.  Found one of the drones – it’s somewhere in this shot:    ...

CONDITIONS Air:              9º Surf:            Passive Bay:            Wishy-washy, shredded seaweed … freezing at Shelley Beach Water:        16.6º (Taken by The Cammeray Turkey Basters) Newbies:    3.5 Swam:         140 wetsuits, 32 skins WALK MY WAY Roger is effectively blind in frontal view, and relies on swimming by the side of another,...

An early start for me as I had to get to work earlier than usual. No shortage of swimmers about at an early time though.     Check the conditions for yourself Martin getting an early start for a long swim   Getting ready   Here they are dressed in normal clothes but at the...

We were told to prepare for a large swell so many of us rocked up this morning prepared for a bit of excitement going out to the point.  The as you drove down to the beach I’m not sure if it was disappointment or excitement that it was relatively flat with only a few challenging...

  Perfect Water Temp 16 degrees, visibility superb. a few newbies and lots of swimmers.   https://youtu.be/tfH27KKQzHs        

Today’s tech issue was… no battery in the camera! Thanks to Rog and Lainey for saving the day.. again.   What better way to start your birthday than with a swim, Peter said.     It was also Andrew’s birthday today, here with his wife Juliette. They are regulars at the swim from Normanhurst, and...