Welcome to the Silly Season

In truth the Silly Season has been going on since about December if you are a cold water swimmer. If … More

How to get into a River

*sploosh* “oops… drops off suddenly here!” …repeat until everyone is merrily splashing about in the river. In January. As you … More

As the lake temperature plummets, it seems appropriate that I am adding this painting to the blog. This is one … More

A commission that I completed a few weeks ago. It was for Beccy Mullett’s birthday – this is her and … More

You can try pausing to admire the beautiful morning, the misty view as the lake snakes its glimmering way up … More

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

…But we think it’s much warmer. My thermometer claims it’s nearly 10.5. Winter swimmers will understand the difference. Once it … More

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

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

In my (albeit fairly limited) experience, it is always colder in Ullswater. I don’t know why, but I don’t just … More