Freedom day 2 and it’s still pretty quiet down at south steyne.  It’s been lovely to welcome back a few familiar faces but can only assume the stormy skies have put off some or the reality of opening up is less free time!?   Water is still warmish.   Wow’s Fi, Georgina and Melise back...

Alot has changed in 106 days in lockdown… Hair has gotten longer…and fallen out Gyms have gathered dust…whilst the ocean highways have roared to record numbers Restaurants have forgotten how to best present and smash avo…but learnt how to sell takeaway cocktails Lobbies have been littered with Online deliveries as retail shops lay dormant …and...

I’m not sure what caused the fallout. They have not spoken to each other for weeks, make that months. Actually over 100 days. The one just won’t tell the other where it has been. The silence is deafening. I’m not sure what caused it but I’m hoping that when Freedom Day arrives on Monday they...

Anticipation is enjoyable on its own quite separately from the event that one is anticipating, I think. Whatever your persuasion, I imagine it is hard not to get carried away with the anticipation of Freedom Day on Monday 11 October 2021. So I wonder what some swimmers are thinking about doing on Freedom Day. I...

BOLD & BEAUTIFUL IS NOT CURRENTLY RUNNING DUE TO THE RISKS OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19). Thank you for continuing to follow public health advice at all times to protect yourself and your community. *SSDD = Same Sea, Different Day Water temp – Manly:  ?? Water temp – Balmoral: 17.3

Morning from Heathrow and apologies for the late blog but packing up got in the way like a large jimble kiss. Since  my last blog I have had another swim/ swoosh  in the Wey with my neighbour Leigh. Manus was busy.  Allegedly. This time the autumnal chill had seeped in. We estimated about 15C. That’s...

There wasn’t a lot to see today. Viz was poor and patchy. You can always rely on the Mullet though! Peta swims through them in pic above. This morning the water temp had gone down a degree from yesterday to 16.7 so when asked about the swim quite a few swimmers replied ‘Cold!’ They also...

Clouds before sunrise.   Have you ever seen this?   Pirate & Suzie   Unusually Drinks swam with the Express on a Monday public holiday. My buddies posed in front of Guy’s art. This shot makes me think of underwater & one of our favourite swimmers. Kendelle has been very busy over the pandemic fighting...

Spring is doing its thing today, and the first day of daylight saving started quite nicely with warm sunshine and a sparkly ocean surface. More optimism is in the air too, with reduced COVID restrictions so close we can almost touch them.     And the NRL grand final is ON!!!!! (Don’t make a liar...

Just when you get into the routine someone decides to change the opening hours of the great marine show. That’s right – this is the last day of regular sunlight before someone takes those early light hours and adds them to the end of the day or something like that. Well this is  the last...