Sea, Salt & Writing
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Sea, Salt & Writing
4y ago
it is really quite alarming how, after sea swimming so often for so many years that an incident like BPPV (Benign Positional Paroxymal Vertigo) had the power to render me frightened of even going into very flat water, but it did. And you know what helped? My sea swimming friends, the people who share my ..read more
Sea, Salt & Writing
4y ago
Last Monday evening it was rough but the allure was too strong and after a lovely 20 minutes playing in the waves I felt a little heady which was worse Tuesday morning but again, the addiction was too much. I was spun by a wave and WOW, my head spun so much that I had ..read more
Sea, Salt & Writing
4y ago
I have written an article with a few tips – see the link – https://seasaltandwriting.com/sea-swimming-safely ..read more
Sea, Salt & Writing
4y ago
During the months when the water is warmer you may encounter weaver fish and of course you can’t actually see them because they bury themselves in sand / mud / light shingle ready to pounce on small prey, e.g. your feet! Although they are generally quite small (8-12cm) they do pack a sting if you ..read more
Sea, Salt & Writing
4y ago
I think that we all appreciate just quite how lucky we are to live on this beautiful island and if you love throwing yourself into the sea then it’s just about perfect. BUT we have all been very careful and it’s quite amusing to look back at the beach and see everybody’s kit, two metres ..read more
Sea, Salt & Writing
4y ago
There’s something indefinable about being in the sea, none of us can exactly put our finger on it, like last night when the water felt soft and velvety, it was choppy but the water was like a comfy blanket, maybe it was the temperature? Who knows and to be honest, who cares! Even this morning ..read more
Sea, Salt & Writing
4y ago
I have, somehow, been in the sea NINE times since last Wednesday and, like many sports, its the non-swim time that seems to eat the minutes; there’s the flask prep, kit check (although the kit list is rapidly diminishing as the weather warms,) drive over…then the best bit, the swim or ‘frolicking in the rollocking ..read more
Sea, Salt & Writing
4y ago
One of the things I love about sea swimming and the beach is the ever-changing nature of the landscape, more quickly than any other natural environment because of the tides. The different sand colours (the bottom of my feet were orange, the tops, mainly black, and the sides of my legs, ‘sand’ coloured yesterday) are ..read more
Sea, Salt & Writing
4y ago
It just had to be done! Choppy this morning? yes, very choppy this evening – double-dip YES! Did we enjoy it? Who on earth asks silly questions like that! We are so, so lucky to live on a beautiful island, surrounded by sea so close, with fantastic beaches. I feel as if I must make ..read more
Sea, Salt & Writing
4y ago
A delightful, if slightly choppy, dip this morning. The water is definitely warming up and in Sandown Bay is about 13 degrees. I ponder at times why I feel such an urge to sea swim and can never quite put my finger on it. I do know that ‘problems’ seem to become ‘challenges’ post-swim. As ..read more