Monthly Archives: August 2020


Idiots report from Puglia

It’s hot, sunny & not London. In the week we’ve been here I think I’ve heard 2 foreign accents – Italy in 2020 is for the Italians (+ us!). The […]


Sunny skies and a warm 15C

Ed and I ventured down for a leisurely Sunday swim at the very reasonable time of 7.30am. I noticed that the always diligent Ruth had recorded a delightful 15C at […]


Ice Ice baby 4

Shook my wetsuit out at home after this mornings swim & this is what I collected…..so added it to the Vodka I was pouring myself to warm up. Geez….6 degrees out…with a cooling westerly breeze….apparent temp. 4 degrees reportedly….Those two big sluggo’ models who got out before us (Judy…you know the gents)..took a water temp of 12.4 degrees….and told Dave where to shove his reading….hahahahaha.

IDIOTS !

Bravo to all the brave souls…Dave U, Dave S. and Ed (our best wishes to your Mum/grand-ma guys), Bevan,Chris & of course Sutho chasing up the rear…who then took off for another kilometre swim without us…

We finished off after “polar bear’ with a sensational swim down the coast & hugging the clear shoreline before the rain arrives this weekend…..

ps. That cold shower felt like it was raining nails this morning .

pps. Didn’t see those 3 lady ‘Imposters’ this morning eh ?


No distance too great…

With Ian joining in on the morning swims and trying to avoid the crowds (thanks COVID!), the swim distances seem to be getting longer and longer. Today, for example, we […]