I’m covering for Jocelyn, and phone battery dying , so it’s a quickie today , temp 17.7, felt cooler but it doesn’t get any better , weekend not looking so perfect     Enjoy the week, edwina

I had my arm twisted to become a blogger but with all the help that was offered I didn’t need to take a single photo! Thanks Di, Rosemary, Lainey and Jac.   It was another beautiful morning in the bay. No reports of anything stingy from the early swimmers but a couple of light stings...

Future Queen@Manly Past Queen   Happy O birthday Queen Midge   White Queens Attracta & Izzy Queens Susie & Meg   Danny Roberto & I swam with Queen Jane.   I met Queen Barb’s fella.   Birthday Queens   Dave flanked by Queen’s Mel and Trish Speedster Queen Trish can give Simon and Matt a...

What a day. The water was 17.1 which is a bit higher than the 17.0 degrees yesterday but it felt a bit colder. Tell me where I can record my feeling of the temperature to be consumed along with the thermometer reading. There was so much in the swim to reward swimmers today. Daniel Julie...

Winter is cuttlefish season, so without further ado….. Up on the walkway I encountered some amusing weekend ultraviolence   As well as calmer pursuits Film crew – it seems we are global megatarts Conversations   Elizabeth and Bernhard post swim Last week I was on Heron Island (hence the relatively few people in this blog...

    Alright stop, collaborate and listen. Ice is back with my brand new invention. Centuries of neutrality by the Swiss has developed thick skins and thick skulls. Traits that were in high demand this morning as the temperature plunged to 5 degrees overnight.   Something grabs a hold of me tightly. Flow like a...

It was a beautiful sky greeting our swimmers this morning. No Jimbles in the water and a freezing start to the day. Don’t believe me? Check out the weather zone screen shot from 6.48am!  I get such a kick out of the weatherzone app!  ( NB no sponsorship deals here)  In particular I love the feature...

‘The sun’s out!’ Gemma and Jo cried in unison, as they leapt in excitement at the surprisingly good day! Not a drop of rain in sight and the clouds parted making way for the sunshine!     Fellow Wednesday blogger, Jocelyn, is holding court, giving a conditions report to the 7.30 swimmers who were holding...

It’s World Ocean Day and I asked swimmers this morning what they love about the ocean: You can see the other B&B video blogs here: B&B Video blogs How you can help save the Leopard Shark Valerie Taylor AM, Patron of CollaborOCEANS and long time local supporter and friend of The Bold and Beautiful Swim...

Yup. They’re back! Early sightings of our friends the Jimbles were reported this morning. Not many. But a few to send people North on what can only be described as a ‘top shelf’ morning. A solid 9/10. Flat. Warmish. And the most delicious sunrise warming up for its Channel 10 feature piece tomorrow… As you...