Lovely to have Little Sarah Abbott ( LSA) and hubby Jon back with us swimming after trying for months to get here from Hong Kong! Stunning morning down at Cabbage Tree Bay. I’m filling in for Anne E who can’t be here unfortunately due to covid.We had 16.1 water temp recorded by Guy at 6.45am....

  Wednesday 18th August – Hello from the other side (of the Spit Bridge – aka Mexico) – Balmoral Beach once again becomes a fabulous “home” for B&B swimmers like me, who are unable to access manly for our daily dose of Vitamin Sea..  what it lacks in abundant sea life it makes up in...

Hello and Happy Tuesday from Gary the Groper! Here he is munching away at sea urchins at The Bower. Pic from Saturday. It wasn’t so clear today but was still flat, calm, beautiful and cold at 15.9 degrees! I am conscious writing this blog that many of you can’t swim with us at the moment...

6:04am.   5km rule for all of Greater Sydney In Greater Sydney and other lockdown areas, the 10km rule will be cut to 5km from 12.01am Monday, August 16, with shopping, exercise and outdoor recreation to be done in a person’s local government area (LGA) or, if outside their LGA, within 5 kilometres of home....

Everyone loves a leftie, don’t they? Especially on the Northern Beaches. In case it passed you bye in this pandemic haze, Friday was was International Left Handers Day.  A celebration of all that’s left. I think the celebrations should continue for a week – International Left Handers week would be sensational. So along with me...

My focus today was a long swim, even got the Sharkskin out, and that means there is only 1 people shot. Management Announcement Manly Point Cafe exposure site As you are most likely aware the Manly Point Cafe has been listed as an exposure site (this is the cafe near the Manly Surf Lifesaving Club)....

BOLD & BEAUTIFUL IS NOT CURRENTLY RUNNING DUE TO THE RISKS OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19). Thank you for following public health advice at all times to protect yourself and your community. Maintain physical distancing, limit outdoor exercise to no more than two people at a time, stay within your LGA or 10kms from your home. Check...

BOLD & BEAUTIFUL IS NOT CURRENTLY RUNNING DUE TO THE RISKS OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19). Thank you for following public health advice at all times to protect yourself and your community. Maintain physical distancing, limit outdoor exercise to no more than two people at a time, stay within your LGA or 10kms from your home. Check...

BOLD & BEAUTIFUL IS NOT CURRENTLY RUNNING DUE TO THE RISKS OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19). Thank you for following public health advice including physical distancing and outdoor exercising limits Currently 2 people at a time, within your LGA or within 10kms of your home. Please remember to check in if you’re buying take away coffee at...

BOLD & BEAUTIFUL IS NOT CURRENTLY RUNNING DUE TO THE RISKS OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19). Thank you for following public health advice including physical distancing and outdoor exercising limits (currently 2 people at a time, within your LGA or within 10kms of your home) at all times (and please remember to check in if you’re buying...