The cave is warm, but the sea is still a bit nippy…

After some not insignificant effort, Gav has managed to secure us the use of the littlest of Clevedon beach’s ‘Caves’ … More

2.5 degrees Celsius

Study for a painting that I think I might do – the expression taken from a photograph I took a … More

It’s been a funny time down at Clevedon Beach. Suddenly you can’t go for a swim without tripping over a … More

Clevedon Marine Lake Quite unlike the Last Swim of 2016, the first swim of 2017 was a mass affair. More … More

‘Why do you do it?’ said the diver, struggling into her drysuit and eyeing my swimming costume with a tinge … More

On Friday I drove down to Poole, to swim in the sea with the lovely ladies – and two gentlemen … More

I have several jumper-dresses, which I mostly live in through the winter – a single item of clothing that takes … More

The central heating is not yet on, though I’m inclined to think it might be soon, but the log burner … More

Last Sunday I got up at 6.30 to fit in a swim in the Marine Lake at Clevedon. The lake … More

We had our correct hats on, Clare and I. Perfectly synchronized with each other and with the view. The hat, … More