It is getting darker in the morning and a little bit harder to get up way over in Lane Cove for the swim. But as usual, I am glad I got there. You see great people and enjoy a chat about conditions and swims   All the spots where people usually go to get ready    ...

Morning Bold and Beautiful Swim Squad.  It’s Zoe and Nat here again today.  We cannot believe they have given us free reign again!     Last night we watched a Ted X talk which is entitled “What makes a good life?” Harvard have done a longitudinal study scanning over 75 years of interviewing the same...

Today for me is a day for gratitude and to be thankful for the wonderful life we get to live here on the Northern Beaches and the people we get to share it with. So today the surf was up a bit and the clarity was not as good as it has been this week,...

Another beautiful morning down in the most stunning and possibly friendliest part of the world… the Southern corner of Manly Beach between 6.30 and 8am… Around 200 of us stepped in to that warm ocean and swam in silky clear water across a bay full of fish, sharks and other HARMLESS marine life 😉 The...

Perfect conditions..     The perfect conditions attracted 6 lovely international “Newbies” from Switzerland. They are Aline, Fabienne, Flavia, Barbara and Michelle. Here in Manly to study english. I’m sure that you will make them feel welcome :))   Shelly beach…smooth and beautiful (Thanks to Brian for the next few pics)   Lots of small...

There’s a controversial hypothesis suggesting that humans evolved from primates who spent most of their time in shallow water environments…  That we are actually the descendants of ‘aquatic apes’. This fringe theory proposes that evolving from aquatic dwelling apes helps explain the human attributes that differ so greatly from other tree dwelling primates.  Whilst the scientists...

When I was forced..I mean scheduled to do the Valentine’s Day blog I realised I was out of my depth so I enlisted an expert in this area, Elaine AKA Lainey Loo – We thought about all the couples who met because of Bold and Beautiful… then we realised that I couldn’t mention 99% of...

Above: Clare’s front-of-tee … CONDITIONS Flat water.  Lovely sunrise.  Northbound swim offers crystal vis over the sands …   Today is RedFeb swim day …     —————— Management has the bluebottles issue down pat.  Capless Dave reports in at 6.15: “Clear to the ocean pool, but cordoned off by blueys from there to Shelly. ...

Arriving today, i was sad to see the change rooms still locked at 6.30 am, ruining my morning routine. but there was something more to be blue about:   sad swimmers…   The early swimmers had gone to the harbour to swim. They are so tough and they went to the harbour!?! what would the...

Hi everybody and gentle people   John; its dead Mate   Despite the quality of the marine life nothing stops the DRINKS EXPRESS   Blue Bottle Mass Suicide   The pensive Spaniard ” Should I swim, or should I just have CAF’E”     The sand people with Sterling looking serious ” STERILELY ” he...