The approaching warm weather lifts the mood, the longer days bringing more opportunities to socialise outdoors, feel the sun’s golden rays on our skin, get to the beach and enjoy all it brings. These wows and womwmen enjoying pre/post swim sunshine, in progressively fewer layers of clothing. Not a puffer jacket to be seen apart...

Hola Temperature 18.1 C and water super clear. Bay in sparkling form. So many fish, it was a Wanda. Todays pics. Match the captions 🙂 Welcoming desk Ian and Diana /New budgies Pete/Welcome to Hendrik from Düsseldorf / Beautiful  people of the Wall/ 6.30 lot racing home / swim stretches / standing at the dock...

Some days I’m a swimmer, cutting through the water with purpose. But other days — like today — I’m a bobber, a dunker, a frolicker, a teabagger. The air is a crisp 9 degrees, but the water? A welcoming 18.5°C — just the right temperature to float, dive, and splash without hesitation The ocean has...

Very recently I visited Tonga with Karen, Colin, Susie, Tom, Al, Kim and Kash . It was my second visit but the first time swimming with Humpback Whales off  Nuku’alofa, the capital of Tonga. This time the trip was booked through Tonga Whale Swim Adventures  – a supporter of the Bold and Beautiful. I had...

More year 12 students on the beach @ sunrise. Shaun, Craig & Chris @6:15. 4 girls @ 6:20 + 3 girls after their swim. I swam with Brett Rusty & Trish@6:30. Some of the DX. Ian said, 100 of 300 swimmers collected their winter badge yesterday. The remaining 200 can collect their $10 badge from...

It was flat yesterday and today we had lovely gently rolling waves providing an excellent time for all. The water temp is recorded at 18 but feels a bit cooler in spots. Who cares when the sun is shining from above. Bit of wave action today which is nice to swim in and lovely for...

This is what John Bond said to me as we enjoyed morning coffees on the benches, and he’s 100% right. It was Lake Manly today, with excellent visibility at the beach, getting cloudy at the point and improving on the way to Shelly. There were 3 birthdays today, and here is baker Andre looking dangerous...

  I’ve been overseas for over 6 weeks and am so happy to be back in Manly swimming with awesome creatures and catching up with the as equally awesome B&B community! Giant Cuttlefish die after mating and only live 1-2 years so I’m very happy there are a few still around. Saw 3 this morning...

I’ll start with today’s sunrise.. Every morning, the sky over Manly writes its own version of The Bold and the Beautiful. Sometimes it’s bold—deep red, dramatic, stormy, impossible to ignore. Other times it’s beautiful—soft pastels, quiet golden light, a gentle beginning. Whether fierce or tender, the sky always has something to say. Watching the sunrise...

In the Blue Zones, 5 areas in the world where a majority of people live to be centurions, one of the key learnings is the importance of movement in nature. On the surface, ocean swimming meets the mark. Others among us turn to a run through North Head, or a soft sand walk north whilst...