Don’t swim at 6am! The past 3 weeks unfortunately I have had to swim at 6am and it’s been tough… It’s cold and lonely…desolate..at that time of the morning.. Everyone is mean and unfriendly.. Midge is an As……………… Anne just doesn’t want to know… Ian.. Fi is snippy…uh no wait that’s just normal.. :-p The...

The morning started in such a beautiful light , and then it just got better and better. Walking to manly from north Steyne I caught the sunrise and arrived just in time to see the 6.30 group head off from the point.   The air temp at the beginning of the day was 12 degrees...

It was a bumpy old swim today. A bit of different actions at the shore and then ok at Shelly. Lots of people enjoying the 21 degrees water   The newbies keep rolling in like the constant waves to the shore. Welcome to you   Lovely that Brian and Jen have come along for a...

Some mornings as you walk towards Manly Beach you know it is going to be one of those special days.  The sunrise postcard worthy, the swell was just enough to have a play and the water temperature still lingering above 20 degrees. Across my social media this week was a story about the benefits of...

Fun, fish and friends… another perfect day greeted the eager beavers swimming this morning.  The saying goes ‘perfect one day and better the next’ for some place north of the border, well this is doubly true for our magnificent Manly and, I might say, triply true for the mostly Bold and very Beautiful swimmers we see on the beach...

I woke this morning for some reason at 5am, most likely following a very early night and couldnt help but wonder why its still so warm in May. The rain the previous night was pretty heavy at our place and hailed for some. All this is kinda strange with little wind. Normally by now, the...

Day’s new sun lifts the night, casting gold upon the shallows, A bridge for those who step from the safety of shore, And with the knowing of their own light, They too may shoulder the weight of darkness.   (Click photos to enlarge…)                        ...

Typepad is back up. We’ve successfully repelled yesterday’s onslaught of Russian bots and state-sponsored North Korean cybercriminals. The Bold & Beautiful blog will not be silenced. A total of 194* good looking swimmers enjoyed the continued run of balmy water temperatures. We’re still sitting pretty at 21 degrees! (*entirely made up – honestly, I have...

I know what you are thinking – what is YTWL? is it an up to date abbreviation used by all the youth that your blogger will reveal? No. It is a good stretch sequence (says google). One of the most important things about B.B. is swimming. I am  on a quest to improve my swimming....

So, we had one of our biggest swims yesterday and rightly so as we commemorate ANZAC Day. We had singing and trumpet playing and speeches. But as much as I love the big days I confess I enjoy little every days better.  For some things bigger isn’t always better. I like the little every days...