Chatting this morning looking at the waves crashing in, we were extra appreciative of what we have as the B&B swim is temporarily on a (weather driven) hiatus. Today’s conditions were again grey sky, rough sea and murky water. Locals are predicting the water could clear as soon as Wednesday, may it be true.   ...

Manly seems like an extension of the ocean at the moment.  Mother nature has unleashed again and decided that its not quite time to return to a “new”‘ normal.  She is testing our resilience and patience and community spirit.  Many of our amazing community are selflessly involved in volunteer emergency services in the flood zones,...

A stunning rainbow was on view this morning, and after more than an hour at Manly and Shelly here was NO RAIN (the forecast is the weather will hurl a little more abuse at us tomorrow and Monday and then the rain will gradually let up.) Izzy, Belinda, Willow and Sylvie’s butt   That’s better,...

    Deserted car parks, desolate streets. A combination of menacing conditions kept many from Manly. I pace the lonely streets and sand towards the bunker. War has been declared on the Manly beachfront. Pollution. Disappearing sand. A 4m shark rumoured to be lurking, waiting at the point.   This week’s we’ve seen life guards...

The best way to describe the conditions is to see them so here you go… To see the other video blogs click here: B&B video blogs 2021 Summer Badge Ceremony – Sunday 27th March You’ve done the hard yards and got your Summer Badge(s), now come and collect your badges with all the pomp and ceremony...

G’day from my home Apologies if a fat finger slip resulted in an earlier misfire of my blog in its infancy 🙂 If it rained food we might be expecting a deluge of meatballs later ( who didn’t love that book) … and it might as well, because it feels like we have been hit...

No raunchy blog, just hard to leave the bedroom when I look outside. I have enjoyed staying with visiting family and this view from my room.   But by 7am it had cleared a little so I went down to get more details as there’s always someone who has swum.   Some of the 6.30...

Happy 80th Bruce. You wisely chose coffee over a swim.   My Viber message Screenshot 6:22am   Illuminated temperature, thanks Guy.   Lots of discussion  – Capless opts to swim, Mark says  waves       I swam wide from Shelly to catch a wave with Trish & Greg. At 7:02 we heard the shark...

  Weather today? Even the brush turkeys were staying under cover. Mostly. The best thing about the water was the temperature. Why it was so warm I shudder to think.   Here are some indications about the water quality and visibility. I did hear Anne E say she saw a fish, hopefully not a log...

The Strangers song was not (I believe) about swimming after heavy rain but the title was an apt description of the swim today. The alternative description by one swimmer – strong, rough and dirty is also appropriate but I don’t know a song called that. Swimmers motivated by their own motivations entered the waters.  ...