Well the title has said it all. There were bluebottles on the beach and a few in the water but barely anyone got stung. There was thick salp in some places but Shelly beach was calm and fairly clear! It was choppy though and air temp cool. Well done Simon on clocking up 5000 kms...

Temp up 16.1 The Spaniard podiumed at 6:30 Drinks Express in preparation for the Coolangatta Gold this weekend.   Tilly beat Jesse in the A-team race, though she lost some skin on the rocks. Tilly has the speed of a PJ. Screenshot One of my best shots of our favourite piece of  paradise. I took...

Sunday 9th October – winter badge ceremonies, First patrol for the season for Patrol 1, the first day for nippers (beach drills only!), beginning of a new week and rain records continue to tumble down like the relentless deluge  ….  officially the rainiest year in Sydney since records began!    At least the bluebottles have...

This is a dry blog so I’ll take the word of all the swimmers I spoke to that there are no blueys in the water and the wind and swell pushed them all onto the shore. There were a few on the tide line as well as the usual rubbish we get with rain and...

I saw the bluebottles washed up on the beach and the waves looked a bit vigorous so I thought it would be the swimming pool for me today. BUT the early swimmers said there was no sign of blue bottles in the water. So we went in. There were no blue bottles in the water....

I only saw four people today … a fresh sea breeze had shuttled folks off home by 8 a.m …         Budgie Smuggler Swimmer of the Month Budgie Smuggler Swimmer of the Month for September is Allan Bicknell. Allan will receive a voucher for a new pair of Budgy Smugglers from the Budgy Smuggler shop....

The water might have been murky/milky/low viz today but the water still felt clean, invigorating and at 17 degrees slightly warmer than the last few weeks. The sun was out and conditions not calm but not dangerous! It was fellow Pommy, Jo Wakeman’s birthday today and ‘The Mermaids’ were out in force. Happy Birthday Jo!...

6:56am     Caroline smiling after gold in her dragon boat race at Penrith yesterday.   Ali Dave Mel   Lainey   7am     Change room Post-mortem video Millie on the rocks, legend.   Have a safe and enjoyable labour day. Simon (love my grandies Tara Matilda Max & Leila)      

I met the infamous Spaniard today. He’s on the front of the bus. I’m hanging by my finger nails to the back.   Lost, lost souls cry to Hell in the wind. “Let us in, let us in” I’m also in awe of Brendan Maher, who just completed the 33km swim from Catalina to California...

La Orana from French Polynesia where we sailing … and  your roving blogger  checks in, hanging on a thread of internet connection. Some WOWS on tour and a few 6.30 swimmer guest appearances. Our own Captain Darling Enough holiday spam. Congrats to Michael Stacey on winning swimmer of the month and a pair of Budgies....