Today is Harmony Day.  It’s a day to remember and celebrate the diversity of our nation.  A day to respect and acknowledge our First People.  A day to value the individual cultural contributions of all who call Australia home.  We own a shared history, together.   I would like to share a couple of poems with...

 I can’t contain my excitement at seeing this beautiful Hawksbill Turtle swim from under it’s rock shelter, to the surface in Cabbage Tree Bay yesterday, so am starting off my fill-in blog for Bernard with him! So many wondrous creatures lurk above and below the surface of our favourite swimming spot…   There’s a link...

Great morning at the Bold and Beautiful. Can you believe the water is still 22.2 degrees? It really was classico conditions…   Scotty and I live parallel lives. We got married within a few weeks of each other, had our first kid within 6 weeks of each other, bought houses within a few weeks of...

  Life is what you make it ! ! !   I could have stayed in bed, but I made the effort ! Boy I’m  glad I did !   Not saying it was easy, but worth the effort ! This all happened before 8am     Lutz’s last Booty Camp for a while ! Goodbye...

St Patricks Day today, great to get the exercise in early so that we all have a “deposit in our exercise bank accounts” before the yearly Black Beer festival for a day. Even the water was St Pats green,  the baby stingrays were camouflaged green today.   John has some green goggles for St Patricks...

I met Claire last year when I  wrote a blog, titled, “Where’s Drinky when I need him?..”  about  Claire the mother of Drinky’s baby Maguire     Claire is a great swimmer who requested a “mascara” shot   Here is her Facebook shot   She’s moving her  “Thomas the Tank Engine” business t0 Hong Kong  ...

I don’t know what happened today but our usually reliable Sunday team of bloggers didn’t show so I am composing a lightning blog (for all of those closet writers who are a bit tentative about volunteering, don’t be hesitant, with Mary’s wonderful notes, it’s dead easy and it can be quick too….I reckon this one...

There’s something about a morning ocean swim with friends and fish which allows us to live in the moment.   First light breaks over Manly Beach:   The water invites us:   Quiet contemplation on the rocks wishing they were swimming with pink cappers:   Taking it all in:   This is hardcore!   Charlie...

Swimming with the Bold & Beautiful is all about Fun, although it can get competitive  amongst some !   who’s first to the point, who has a better kick or stroke ! but at the end of the day it’s just about having a great start to the day   2014 Summer Badge Ceremony – Sunday 22nd March...

I am stuck down in Melbourne (more on that later…), but this morning at the swim…   Looks pretty good (thanks Lesley for the shots) – 155 swimmers in 22.7 degree water. The balderdash crew enjoyed the cracking conditions…     Meanwhile the A-team gathered in Melbourne…   With a little dinner at Rockpool courtesy...