Tag Archives: Sea swimming

I Had The Sea To Myself

Posted on April 10, 2024 by Helga

Wednesday Dear Elsie Today was the day I just about had the sea to myself. What a wonderful opportunity. The day was cool as it had rained overnight. We nearly didn’t go but, as the wind was not blowing, it … Continue reading →

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Vitamin Sea

Posted on April 1, 2024 by Helga

Monday Dear Elsie Today was the first day of the new month! We started it by going for a swim in ocean water that is cooling. It probably was about 14C. It was still not warm enough for me to … Continue reading →

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Swimming Through Murky Water

Posted on October 23, 2023 by Helga

Monday Dear Elsie Today was the day we went to the beach. There wasn’t too much wind, but what there was came from the north. Walking down the cat walk, I could already see there were undercurrents and rip tides … Continue reading →

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Little Piece of Paradise

Posted on January 19, 2023 by Helga

Thursday Dear Elsie Today was the day you had  your first swimming lesson! I’m so excited for you to learn to swim. We went swimming too. The sea was very flat and swimming was hard work.  I swam round the … Continue reading →

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Back at the Beach Day

Posted on December 18, 2022 by Helga

Sunday Dear Elsie, Today was the day we went to the beach for the first time in 6 weeks. It was great to be back and to swim in familiar water. It was quite windy and the waves big at … Continue reading →

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Marvelling at the Sunrise

Posted on June 30, 2022 by Helga

Thursday Today was the day… I marvelled at the sunrise. Such an unusual display of bright pink and red, followed 20 minutes later of a brighter sky with less colour. This was about 6:50am – fishing boat and Venus in … Continue reading →

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Swimming in the Shallow End

Posted on March 9, 2022 by Helga

Wednesday Today was the day… I swam breast-stroke to the lighthouse and back. I’ve never done that before, being a bit of an impatient swimmer. Doing breast-stroke when you can do crawl is like walking when  you can run. But … Continue reading →

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Rain is Coming!

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Helga

Tuesday Today was the day… We went swimming early.  This morning there was a fresh north wind blowing, a sure sign that rain is on the way. The tide was low and my swim was interesting. I swam out to … Continue reading →

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Great Swimming Day

Posted on March 7, 2021 by Helga

Sunday Today was the day.. I had an excellent swim. Mike and I went down to the beach around 8am and while Mike went off for his run, I walked into the sea and started swimming to the barrel. I … Continue reading →

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