Spring is here, relax, bask in the lovely 7°C !

All things are relative. While the prospect of an Autumnal temperature plummet to seven degrees may cause us to shudder … More

The Birthday Suit

On Friday it was Mary’s Birthday. There being an icy blast coming straight from Siberia, and the water 3.5 degrees … More

It helps to know when the school holidays are, if only because the traffic is different and sometimes everyone heads … More

Apologies if the sudden name change has caused any confusion, I posted a couple of weeks ago about changes to … More

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

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

On Wednesday the marine lake had dropped to 9.5 degrees. This is not an unpleasant temperature at which to swim … More

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

Now don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against a nice warm swim at 20 degrees in the summer, nothing … More

…backstroke in the Marine Lake A glorious morning, a quite ridiculous 22 degrees in the water, and I am swimming … More