Day’s new sun lifts the night, casting gold upon the shallows, A bridge for those who step from the safety of shore, And with the knowing of their own light, They too may shoulder the weight of darkness.   (Click photos to enlarge…)                        ...

Typepad is back up. We’ve successfully repelled yesterday’s onslaught of Russian bots and state-sponsored North Korean cybercriminals. The Bold & Beautiful blog will not be silenced. A total of 194* good looking swimmers enjoyed the continued run of balmy water temperatures. We’re still sitting pretty at 21 degrees! (*entirely made up – honestly, I have...

I know what you are thinking – what is YTWL? is it an up to date abbreviation used by all the youth that your blogger will reveal? No. It is a good stretch sequence (says google). One of the most important things about B.B. is swimming. I am  on a quest to improve my swimming....

So, we had one of our biggest swims yesterday and rightly so as we commemorate ANZAC Day. We had singing and trumpet playing and speeches. But as much as I love the big days I confess I enjoy little every days better.  For some things bigger isn’t always better. I like the little every days...

Over 800 Bold and Beautiful swimmers experienced a beautiful and moving Anzac Day service this morning down on the beach in our favourite corner of the world, before a gorgeous swim… The sky put on a special display for us. The sun tried hard to squeeze through clouds, we even had a bit of rain,...

Perfect morning today, stunning sunrise, warm clear water and great friends.   I always enjoy the view walking from the car park. the right moment.   Our Yogi’s doing their morning ritual.   Looking forward to Dr Penny’s talk on May 8 Stunning as always The view from the point.   Lots of fishies today....

The illusion of loneliness, cast before the sweetness of solitude, Brought to dissolution only with value in one’s own presence, And in such sharp relief, your tribe shall gather accordingly. (click photos to enlarge…)                   With love, Andrew Maher. Gentle, Light Touch Chiropractic Collaroy – mention you...

This morning, air temp 15.2 while the water was a balmy 20.8. The Men Of The Sea – mythical creatures who live on land and sea, otherwise known as Murray, Ravi & Brent were pumped for a 6:30 start.   Ange and Andy, a formidable couple were also eager to hit the water. Meanwhile, John,...

Ian and Pauline are back! Hope you had a wonderful holiday. I didn’t see Pauline today but here is Ian looking refreshed and Annie looking gorgeous. Annie is getting married later today – congrats, hope everything went well This is a blog of few words. The blog product was down this afternoon and I posted...

I recall a campaign from my youth called Life. Be in it. which featured an animated guy called Norm who got up from in front of the Tv and undertook some activity. It was a public health campaign to encourage movement. It was really effective. We need it again. After the 1950s Olympics in Victoria,...