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Not too many in the pool this Friday morning, 3rd January. Lane one has Jai, Emily and Laurie. Lane two a few of the fasties including the Dragon and the Ghost. Lane three, the numbers thicken out and there’s more … Continue reading →

Swimming pool in the morning sun. A line of four men swimming up the second lane from the left. Going in unison at a fast pace. First two and the last man are nut brown from the sun. Third guy … Continue reading →

Surfmuppet likes to use the summer solstice each year as a benchmark of time and place. Used to be 21st of June. Then moves down to the southern hemisphere and the summer solstice lands on the 21st of December. This year, … Continue reading →

Friday 20th December 6pm on the last day of the working week and the corporate world is now on leave until early January for the Christmas break. Walking around the floors and not a sinner to be seen. A day … Continue reading →

Surfmuppet back from three weeks holiday. First day at work. See a requiem card on a desk and think it’s some kind of joke. No joke. Dan the man pulled the pin. Took the invisible parachute up to a high … Continue reading →

Unheard of. First dip in the Bay, Thursday evening the 18th, thought it was some trick of the imagination brought on by sleep deprivation and jet lag. Water several degrees warmer than Bondi last Saturday. Checked it out with the … Continue reading →

Just over two months ago since making the switch over to Vlad and his gang at Vladswim.  With 13km of Galway Bay waiting in July, time to go to the long distance specialists. And slowly, SM discovers the Latissimus Dorsi … Continue reading →