Well what a great day that was!  My feeling of accomplishment was huge.   I camped at the event the night before and as all campers will ask themselves, where does the time go in the morning?  Before I knew it, I was pushing my nerves to one side and […]

In this month’s edition of the Outdoor Swimmer magazine, I was inspired by an article in which two people went swimming in a former quarry in Krakow, Poland.  Lola and John had a five hour layover in Krakow on their return journey from Jordan, and they took the opportunity to […]

Another first for me, this time swimming with goggles.  As you know, I’ve historically been a “head-up” breaststroke girl, for which googles are not necessary.  And my memory of goggles as a youngster is that you spend more time emptying the water out of them than you do being able […]

So here am I sporting my new dryrobe.  And very lovely and warm it was too, perfect for that post-swim chat and the walk back to campsite showers.  We had a quick 15 minute swim in the river at Hurley, which, after a rainy 36 hours, was bathed in sunshine.  […]

Does anyone else put off swimming because they’ve “just washed their hair”?  I don’t want to swim when I’ve just washed my hair, because that would require immediately repeating the hair washing process and washing too frequently does not lead to healthy, shiny locks!  This week I’m working, so that […]

By the time I was declared one of the winners, I’d already decided that I didn’t want to swim a mile down the Thames.  I’d been reliably informed I’d get a nasty rash from the filthy water in the river.  And if it could do that to my skin, what […]