Good Friday Double Dip
15th April 2022 It was a double dip day for me yesterday and my first sunburn for 2022! I carefully put suncream on my face before I went out, but I didn’t put any on my arms. It was warm
Tag: wild swimming
April Swimming at Ringstead
3rd April 2022 3rd April 2022 I feel very lucky when I get to swim on both Saturday and Sunday! A different location this morning, and another chilly but beautiful day. Just after I had come out of the water
Swimming into April 2022
2nd April 2022 Today, there were signs of the re-emergence of sailing activities in Portland Harbour as a large crane was moving yachts from their winter berths into the sea. Castle Cove Sailing Club’s moorings are empty during the winter
Mother’s Day
28th March 2022 I have enjoyed three lovely swims this week. The sunny weather, that we have had in Dorset, has been quite incredible for March and it has really warmed up the sea! The water temperature has shot up
Swim 100
18th March 2022 I celebrated a bit of a milestone yesterday with my 100th wild swim! Prior to the Covid pandemic, I was a regular pool swimmer, getting up early in the morning to swim for an hour in a
Lake 32 – Cotswold Water Park
9th March 2022 I was visiting my daughter this week so I booked an open water swim at Lake 32, at the Cotswold Water Park, near Cirencester. This made a really nice change from my regular sea swims and is
Hands on the Sands
5th March 2022 The Hands on the Sands event was advertised on Facebook as a fundraiser and awareness campaign for BEAT Eating Disorders charity. The organisers asked for swimmers to hold hands on Weymouth beach before going into the sea
Swimming into March
4th March 2022 Two other swimmers joined me in the sea today. They had been looking out over Portland Harbour as they thought they had seen a seal, and were enjoying gazing out over the sparkling water. I was so
After February Storms
22nd February 2022 I had heightened anxiety about going into the sea today after the storms. I avoided wild swimming while strong winds from storms Dudley, Eunice and Franklin pounded the Dorset coast. I have been checking my Met Office
Portuguese Man O’ War
19th February 2022 My wild swimming routine has been disrupted due to Storm Dudley and Storm Eunice! Strong winds from the west will often cause marine life to be swooshed into the English Channel from the Atlantic such as Portuguese