Shelly Beach, Manly, Sydney, Australia

• Iain Hosking
• Brendan Hosking
• Cameron Hosking

Refamiliarisation for the three of us, especially Brendan, who is off to Cairns on Thursday. Warm day, busy beach ("packed in like penguins", Brendan predicted), good conditions: calm and clear.

Plenty of fish: groper, wrasse, scalyfin, leatherjacket, wobbegongs and stingrays. Angus, who was snorkelling, saw 5 small cuttlefish in formation.

Air and water temperature both 22°C.

Dry suit, Arctic, hired aluminium tank, 25 lbs

See logbook 10