Every time I swim in our beautiful Cabbage Tree Bay I am astounded at the abundance of sealife that surrounds us if we chose to turn our focus to our environment rather than the dash for Shelly Beach each morning. This morning started a little grey but with the sea so calm and clarity great...

xeno   – n. the smallest measurable unit of human connection, typically exchanged between passing strangers—a flirtatious glance, a sympathetic nod, a shared laugh about some odd coincidence—moments that are fleeting and random but still contain powerful emotional nutrients that can alleviate the symptoms of feeling alone.   Getting the best of the day before the storm rolls...

With an ever so gentle 3-5 knots of NNW wind washing in, I fully expected a chilly water temperature but no, 20.3 and balmy, definitely no wetsuits required and with an hour to run to high tide it was a case of great conditions once you got past the trifle jelly mix through the middle. Not...

Poor health is often blamed on bad genes, bad germs and, essentially, bad luck. It’s a beguiling narrative, quite popular as it allows us to shirk personal responsibility for our health and happiness. In basic terms, health can be described as the consistent correct organisation of all 37 trillion cells in your body. Where the...

  B enjoying the shower 🤣 https://youtu.be/9IjAA–Ivzc    Todays Vlog, Sunday 4th November 2018 Jac Shell xx     Hi everyone! A group of Northern Beaches Boaties are heading out to Dubbo on the 9th of November to give our farmers a helping hand. Our goal leading up to leaving is to have a few Surf Boats...

Oopsie! Not only did I show up late,  also did not check the calendar. I started with Jo Gregory. We both expressed sadness over the absence of the cheesy one. Hopefully he will be back soon. I’d been reading the blogs from the past week with some excitement, but had also checked the forecast and...

And now… here is a look at last week – the photos I took but could not download: AND NOW TO TODAY’S BEAUTIFUL MORNING   YES. The temp is over 20. Was it really only a few months ago it was under 15? And there is still some sea weed but much less. And quite...

Now there has been much debate over the years, and indeed the generations, around the appropriate content for the B&B blog. And us bloggers are concerned about writing for our readers, and there are up to 9 readers per blog from our 8,000 swimmers. Some say focus on swimming, some say focus on something philosophical,...

                        We haven’t had really great conditions for a while but today was one of those special swims! The sun shone, the ocean was flat and calm, weed and stingers weren’t a bother and the water was clear! We swam over Port Jackson Sharks,...

Another beautiful day at the beach. Nice flat conditions, the water is warming up and the critters were around us. Congrats to Annie on her Australian Citizenship awarded to her last night.     Thanks Edwina for some great critter shots today . Our Tuesday Yoga group was very well represented today. Murray and Benj...