Whilst observing chimpanzees repeat a daily practice around a flowing body of water in Tanzania, scientists recently claimed to have found the origins of spirituality.  Explaining the motivation for the chimps ‘spiritual’ behaviour as “being amazed at things outside yourself”. Meanwhile, at Manly Beach, another rare troop of primates repeat their own morning ritual.  And,...

Mornin’ all. Inner Westies here.  Wasn’t it nice to sleep in. 23.4 degree water – warm stuff.  311 swimmers and 14 newbies. Still a bit dark though…     Early morning contemplation…     NEWS FLASH from FORSTER…..NSW tri championships… Our very own BnBers won the fastest female (Phoebe Fear) and fastest male (Jake Stollery)....

I was lucky enough to spend 3 weeks exploring the Tasmanian wilderness recently and was struck by the beauty and grandeur of the old growth forests. I was also struck by the dichotomy in the population between those who are fighting to preserve the remaining wilderness and those who feel it should all be tamed....

What a glorious day to swim at Manly. early swimmers are swimming in the actual dark!!   The water has been so lovely. John doing the temp.   ha ha – it was actually very hot:   John  told me that a big swell had been predicted for today but that it turned out to be suited...

If there was any day not to miss going for your regular dip with the Bold and Beautiful then this morning was definitely the morning.  The sunrise was spectacular, the water temperature bathtub like, no stingys that I know of and the duskies, old wives and yellowtails were all out in force. The 6.30 Drinks...

Following on from my blog 2 weeks ago,’ The Big 5 of CTB’,  I’m including a look at 5 of the beautiful fish we see regularly on our swims. It’s a good one to look at with your kids or grandkids too. (And I show the kids I teach, so ‘kill 2 birds with one...

When the alarm crackled this morning and I was sure it was a mistake. Far too dark for swimming. After a quick check of the time I hauled in this photo which confirms beyond a doubt Winter is coming. It was even too dark to check the conditions however at least it was the warm...

Stats – 376+ swimmers, 28 newbies, 23.7 degrees C. I arrived in the dark, Manly Council have already gone back to AEST.   No company for a 6am Shelly so I walked to the point.   The tractor had already finished it’s sweep of the beach.   Jo & Capless Dave swam with the 6.30 Drinky Express....

Happy Easter from the Bold & Beautiful! Plenty of Easter bunnies turned up for a swim!   A lovely                         Newsy bit at the bottom: B&B Swim School is Back   Join Pacific Jules Coach Sarah Anne for an hour at Shelley Beach to...

Heading down the hill the weather report was recommending to get out and about today as it was going to be the very best day of the Easter break. Looking at the gathering under the tree, it appears there were at least 310 other people who were of a similar mind!  A huge turn out...