Beautiful Sunday. But unfortunately not that beautiful on the Covid front. Looks are deceiving and we have reverted to the stay-at-home Covid regulations. Thankfully we can still exercise. There would have many changed plans for Christmas. Now it looks like there may be plenty for New Year. While many of us on the Northern Beaches...

I wanted to swim early today but didn’t know anyone at Manly going early, so i joined my masters squad friends at Freshwater and swam towards Manly. A little bit grey and cloudy with some sprinkles of rain but nothing too harsh. Some waves were present for sure, and a bit of swell and movement,...

Merry Christmas wherever you are during this lockdown I went to Balmoral for a swim before the tumble of Christmas Day. I encountered a lot of parking spaces and swimmers. I am grateful for Roger’s blog yesterday as he updated us on what is happening at South Steyne. It is lockdown arrangements for the present...

  CONDITIONS Serene and flat … beautiful sunrise.  Soft, smooth waves.  Romantic. Surprisingly, I could see the bottom all along garden route.  More signs of oceanic fish, after the heavy rains. (Upwellings?)  Visibility still stuck at 70%. Air           19º Water      20º Vis:         70% Feel:       Serene Fish:        Lots Light:       Solstice was yesterday.                 (Today...

BOLD & BEAUTIFUL IS NOT CURRENTLY RUNNING DUE TO THE RISKS OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19). PLEASE CONTINUE PHYSICAL DISTANCING AND FOLLOW PUBLIC HEALTH ADVICE.  Thank you for the past year of swimming at different times of the day and maintaining 1.5m distance – even in blog photos! My swim morning started much the same as normal. Wake up...

I went down for an early and quick swim today, get some pics for the blog, then head home. The bay looked calm and beautiful, just a few joggers around, a few swimmers in the water, not much happening really.   I bumped into Lyndall who rode her bike down for a quiet swim alone....

BOLD & BEAUTIFUL IS NOT CURRENTLY RUNNING DUE TO THE RISKS OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19). PLEASE CONTINUE PHYSICAL DISTANCING AND FOLLOW PUBLIC HEALTH ADVICE.  Thank you for the past year of swimming at different times of the day and maintaining 1.5m distance – even in blog photos! *SSDD = Same School, Different Direction Enjoy the wild seas....

Always better than you expect on miserable looking days like this…and you’re always glad you got in the water for a splash, a dash or even a challenging swim! Remember there’s always options and most of us enter in and out at Shelly Beach when it’s looking treacherous at Manly! The first lovely people I...