BOLD & BEAUTIFUL IS NOT CURRENTLY RUNNING DUE TO THE CONTINUED RISK OF COVID-19. IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE PHYSICAL DISTANCING AND FOLLOW PUBLIC HEALTH ADVICE. THANK YOU FOR SWIMMING AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE DAY. In case you haven’t heard, there’s a remarkable documentary trending hard on Netflix at the moment, titled “My Octopus...

BOLD & BEAUTIFUL IS NOT CURRENTLY RUNNING DUE TO THE RISKS OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19). IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE PHYSICAL DISTANCING AND FOLLOW PUBLIC HEALTH ADVICE.  Thank you for swimming at different times of the day   Photos of big waves never appear as impressive as they really are – today was a surfers paradise with 3ft breathtaking waves....

There have been so many shark sightings whilst swimming the past week!  I mean the harmless variety of shark of course. On Saturday lots of swimmers got to see a beautiful Grey Nurse shark (or even 2,3 possibly 4!) and there have been lots of Port Jacksons and Wobbegongs about! I don’t want to put...

ON THE BEACH Birdsong:          From 5.15 Air:                   18º Horizon:           Pink hue at 5.40 Wind:               Nil Conditions:      Deceptively treacherous Best option:     Start @ Shelly Sunrise:           6.15 Sharks:            Port Jacksons along rocks into Shelly Water:             17.3º Vis:                  Pea soup Crossing:         Wishy-washy Patrol 11:         Bogged at 8.45 BOLD...

BOLD & BEAUTIFUL IS NOT CURRENTLY RUNNING DUE TO THE RISKS OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19). IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE PHYSICAL DISTANCING AND FOLLOW PUBLIC HEALTH ADVICE.  Thank you for swimming at different times of the day and please continue to maintain that 1.5m distance – even in blog photos! Today was the the start of daylight saving in the...

BOLD & BEAUTIFUL IS NOT CURRENTLY RUNNING DUE TO THE RISKS OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19). IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE PHYSICAL DISTANCING AND FOLLOW PUBLIC HEALTH ADVICE.  Thank you for swimming at different times of the day and please continue to maintain 1.5m distance When there are grey nurse sharks in the bay, that’s how! The walkway was...

The BB group is not swimming. People are swimming when it suits – please observe social distancing. Daylight savings starts this weekend. Daniel and Simon are glad because there is just too much light for them at 6 am now.   The temperature was 17.6 but it felt warmer in spots. For Mark following his...

BOLD & BEAUTIFUL IS NOT CURRENTLY RUNNING DUE TO THE RISKS OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19). IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE PHYSICAL DISTANCING AND FOLLOW PUBLIC HEALTH ADVICE.  Thank you for swimming at different times of the day and please continue to maintain 1.5m distance After a stormy night we expected the worst with sloppy seas and...

Some people saw the grey nurse today, others saw PJ sharks. Anne Henshaw saw this human blubber-head and took this magnificent photo as proof. Humans and jellyfish have finally morphed into these fabulous mammalian jellos! We’re not surprised though are we? Of course not – its 2020. Nothing is surprising- not even recent news that...

BOLD & BEAUTIFUL IS NOT CURRENTLY RUNNING DUE TO THE RISKS OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19). IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE PHYSICAL DISTANCING AND FOLLOW PUBLIC HEALTH ADVICE.  Thank you for swimming at different times of the day and please continue to maintain 1.5m distance – even in blog photos! Here are the ‘WOWS’!!! Some amazing friendships are...