I have several jumper-dresses, which I mostly live in through the winter – a single item of clothing that takes … More
Tag: swimming
Single Figures
On Wednesday the marine lake had dropped to 9.5 degrees. This is not an unpleasant temperature at which to swim … More
Strata
On Friday we swam from Lulworth Cove to Durdle Door: Fiona, Sara, Marcus, Jim, Chris and I. We had wetsuits, … More
Low Autumn Sun on Sunday Morning
Last Sunday I got up at 6.30 to fit in a swim in the Marine Lake at Clevedon. The lake … More
Synchronized Swimming
We had our correct hats on, Clare and I. Perfectly synchronized with each other and with the view. The hat, … More
The Glow Swim at Vobster Quay
September 15th: Vobster Quay’s annual ‘Glow Swim’ and the swimmers are ready to go. Once, twice… four times round the … More
Swimming with Mother
Amidst intermittent torrential showers Mother and I braved Ullswater’s choppy waters. Last time I was here, the water was a … More
Ships That Pass At Mid-Morning
Now don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against a nice warm swim at 20 degrees in the summer, nothing … More
Look out behind me!
…backstroke in the Marine Lake A glorious morning, a quite ridiculous 22 degrees in the water, and I am swimming … More
Things to do on a Wet Sunday in Cumbria
It is Sunday, the Sunday before a bank holiday Monday no less, and I am in Cumbria. Of course it … More
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