It was a beautiful morning for my first Tuesday blog! There was a clear sunrise, very little blueys, smooth conditions and perfect water temp. There was lots of jelly blobbers this morning (the proper scientific name for them of course..), but apart from that, the water was a lovely 19.7 degrees and I’m sure I...

Breathing. We are talking about breathing… Because it’s important, it keeps you alive, but how often do you think about it? Consider poor dolphins. They always have to think about their breathing, consciously ensuring their blowhole is above the water before they let themselves take a breath. Then what happens when they sleep? (…you should...

Manly Lifesaving Club is having its Carnival at South Steyne this morning, so our usual starting point was obstructed by feather boas and rhinestone bikinis..   380 Bold & Beautiful swimmers kindly accommodated the club festivities and flocked to Shelly Beach for a reversed course to the point and back.   Ian’s speech was short...

After a week of beach being closed , rough surf at times and lots of blue bottle stings, finally conditions were returning to normal. As I write this blog at Manly Wine in the afternoon, conditions are even better hopefully for tomorrow. Calm, uncrowded beach and not a wave in sight. Today we had some...

I arrived today to get some heat out of me by swimming in the sea. It was a powerful surf and only for the brave. There were many stung by the blue bottles brought in by the North Easterly wind. I enjoyed have a dip in the sea but only went in at Shelly. I...

So I had a winge to Carol & Edwina last week about the blog. ‘No one reads it’ I said ‘My best effort was 7 likes.’ Edwina cheered me up by saying ‘There are people reading from all over the world.’ And Carol agreed and recommended ‘Why not ask people in your next blog where...

Driving down Sydney Road this morning,  the invigorating smell of salt air permeated the car. I breathed in deeply, wondering whether there was a special smell in the air that signals blue bottles in water, similar to smells of different fruit in wine! I sniffed extra hard, and after detecting a slight hint of licorice,...

Congratulations and celebrations for Steve and Greg, who shared a cake to celebrate 3 years at Bold & Beautiful. They say its changed their life. (Its done that for all of us) Farewell for now, to Suzy, who we know and love. Heading back to Merimbula to live, such a kind and friendly member of...

Top of the blog water temp: 21.7 degrees swimmers: 250+ newbies: 15+ Next 10km swim -> 9 February. Clearer warmer water so I saw lots of sea life, one bluey, heaps of blackfish and yellowtail plus a Fidler ray at the point.     My swim via Apple Watch tracker.     Most of the...

I love summer.  I really do.  Some people hanker after log fires, cosy sweaters and crisp air.  Not me.  Give me long days, warmth and that heavy Sydney humidity.  With the southerly blowing, today wasn’t a classic Sydney summer’s day, but the weather delivered what matters most to us B&Bers: calm seas, good visibility and...