This morning Mother Nature whipped up impressive conditions, for viewing. There were a few brave individuals swimming a shorter lane across from fairy bower; while the rest watched the sets rolling in, with coffee in hand. Have a nice start to the week all! Stay safe (and dry).

Simon said that I would be able to  see the sand all the way. He was right but as he and the other 630 swimmers swam in the dark, I wonder how they saw it. At least I was able to identify the reason: David Clarity (not Carradine) was in Croatia recently where it was...

Wednesday 29th June – and the magic continues… for how long until Mother Nature decides it’s time for more rain & moody skies ..   Its week 5 for those aiming for their winter badges – remember 20 swims over 7 different weeks and the badge is yours!  And extra special winter without wetsuit if...

Not quite the sunny day of late but definitely worth the effort. The rain from last night had passed and with calm seas plus great viz it was a lovely swim. Temperatures still mild at 18.2c though getting out again is the hard part. Love the pot plant above the temp! Nice touch. Plenty of...

Lucy – (more pictures later in the blog)     I swam @ 5:35am with: Ali, Brett & Patrick Craig joined us for coffee on the balcony. Drinks Expressers   Quite a crowd @6:31am. Legend Joe   B&B Central Coffee time Lucy’s last Monday before she & her Brad fly to Singapore.   Lucy’s Brad...

An explosion of colours this morning. Having turned the solstice corner, are we heading into Summer already? Water temps gone up! Oh happy Friday! Gymnast?   and some people just try really hard…   6.27am entry. Getting a head start on the Express crew. Walking through the high dry grass, pushing my way through slow...

Air:           11º (Cold As) Water:      17.7º Ocean:      Flat As Depth:       Shallow As Lucy:         Up-country on a farm Above: Newly set-up Shark Tracker Buoy B&B monthly dinner – Tuesday 12th July 2022 At our next monthly dinner, to be held on Tuesday July 12th at Bluewater Café at 6.30 pm, the guest speaker will be Prof. Adriana Verges, the...

Considering it’s the shortest day, we’re not short on sunshine or swimmers this beautiful morning. Also not short on choices!   The solstice swim began at 6.15 but was surprisingly light for pre dawn. Won’t identify any naked bodies.   Post swim brekkie at boathouse.   Badges already purchased.   For me it was Manly...

What better way to slip into the weekend than a Friday swim at Bold & Beautiful and this morning was no exception.  The sunrise was spectacular, the water still pretty warm at 17.7 degrees, not too bad considering its winter and the visibility is clearing compared to earlier in the week. Friday is also tri...

Siyabona everyone What a stunner it was too. Mark ‘Stickman’ Drinkwater found his inner poet and said it was ‘like swimming into an oil painting’. Thanks for the headline Stickman. Inspired choice of words. Here are some pictures so you can see what he was talking about and the temperature at 17.7C ( thank you...