As we approach the end of January, we can see it get a bit darker in the morning than in the middle of summer. People say there are no seasons in Sydney but I think there are subtle seasons if you look, especially in the sea and in our swim. Time is passing and we...

Well! Now the year finally begins. As we all know, the period between Melbourne Cup and Australia Day is the unofficial long holiday in Australia. The Roger and Guy team kicked off the day with this magnificent mural on the top of the steps.     The huge number of bags about the wall, surf...

What a morning! The surf was pretty big by 7am so although many of us walked down the ramp to the sound of Cameron on the bagpipes most of us came back at halfway to avoid the rips and surf. Billie the Turtle enthralled many of us and Brendan the turtle rescuer came down to...

The sun was shining and Fleetwood Mac’s tune Monday Morning was pleasantly rolling through my mind – “Monday morning you sure look fine”.    While I swam to Shelly, the line “Friday I got traveling on my mind” was a happy thought, thinking of friends and family who are getting the chance to travel and...

Look at all those fancy clothes But these gonna keep us warm, just like those   Cars and phones and diamond rings, bling bling Those are only removable things   What about your mind, does it shine? What about your soul? Is it cold? Is it straight from the mold and ready to be sold?...

Back to good swimming conditions today, if you don’t mind dodging a couple of errant raindrops.     And whilst the swim is important, for me it’s the depth of friendship with fellow BnB’ers that have enriched my life and carried me through the last couple of challenging years… reminding me of the song… What...

Siyabona That was yesterday. Big water. Today so much calmer even manageable for the flat water swimmers (me and Suzie) and really beautiful in with a few raindrops to make it extra wonderful. Temp 21.7 C  and Amanda and I saw a turtle at half way. Yay and yay again. The mood board today  ...

2 important announcements below! Cake stall on Australia Day for Careflight and chance to volunteer at Cole Classic! After Drinksy’s brother Mark Drinkwater had a terrible accident…  he was transported by the Careflight chopper on 20th Feb 2021.We are raising funds for Careflight to say thank you for their role in helping him make a...

Massive seas this morning … water 22º   On-Point Pete: “Too freakin’ scary.” —————–   Honkers John: “Wild.” ——   Jo Barton (Coming back in): “Butt-clenching.” —–   Jeffie: “Nothing untoward out there … but just a quiet teabag for me.” —————–   Bodysurfing Brian: “Not as bad as last Tuesday.” ————-   Champs (who...

The lifeguard announced that the beach was closed and the surf was huge. I could not quite make out the words but I could see it with my eyes. Here are some swimmers going in despite my comments   Mick and Josh coming out   And here are the some of the survivors of the...