BOLD & BEAUTIFUL IS NOT CURRENTLY RUNNING DUE TO THE RISKS OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19). Thank you for following public health advice including physical distancing and outdoor exercising limits (10) at all times.   Saturday 3rd July: water temp 18.4 air temp 9 degrees, although “feels like” 6 degrees (what on earth are we thinking striving...

Bold and Beautiful is not swimming as a group. Please follow the Public Health Order when undertaking your exercise Here are the swimmers who gave me the title. If you felt sea sick, would you swim? Well the answer here is yes: backstroke, guided by the moon going out. Wow.   There were people going...

BOLD & BEAUTIFUL IS NOT CURRENTLY RUNNING DUE TO THE RISKS OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19). Today’s sunrise was beautiful, it unfolded gradually and had multiple layers.  The swell was also up.  Yesterday as I was entering the water at 6:45 a seal was playing in the waves right in front of me. Another swimmer and I...

BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL IS NOT CURRENTLY RUNNING DUE TO THE RISKS OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19). Thank you for following public health advice at all times. ————————————————————————————— What is 1000 times better than an End of Financial Year Sale? An End of Financial Year Seal of course! A number of very lucky swimmers had the magical...

I’m writing this standing in the covid testing queue (just a precaution,  no symptoms!) thinking how we are back to where we were last March with the restrictions. Still, the swim keeps us going! Thought the rainy weather might have deterred people but when there’s not much else you can do a swim is good!...

BOLD & BEAUTIFUL IS NOT CURRENTLY RUNNING DUE TO THE RISKS OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19). Thank you for following public health advice at all times. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————- A little lockdown limerick for this moody Monday There once were some swimmers from the Beaches That liked to swim and snorkel with its creatures and even though the lockdown...

An absolutely stunning morning down in our special corner of the world with sunrise at 7am, 16.5 degree water and great visibility with teems of fish! First day of a 2 week lockdown… but thank goodness we’re allowed to exercise and the waters of Cabbage Tree Bay felt particularly healing this morning… Great news is...

BOLD & BEAUTIFUL IS NOT CURRENTLY RUNNING DUE TO THE RISKS OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19). Thank you for following public health advice at all times.   Last Sunday between 8:35 and 11:40 a couple who has tested positive had breakfast at The Boathouse. If you were there at the time, please do the needful as they...

A moody blue morning greets us. A waft from a local bakery lingers. A full moon sets. Beauty I’d always missed. With these eyes before.   First light is 6.31am but they are pushing off strobing blue and green, just after 6am. Sam adjusts a dog light. Hey you with the pretty face. Welcome to...

BOLD & BEAUTIFUL IS NOT CURRENTLY RUNNING DUE TO THE RISKS OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19). Thank you for following public health advice at all times.   Water temp: 17.9 Winter Swimming B&B is still bound by Covid 19 restrictions with which we are determined to comply. So, for the near future, B&B’s operations will continue to...