By: Blonde Two
I love my outdoor swimming, especially in the winter. It brings with it all the usual expected benefits of outdoor life including improved mental and… Read full article
Outdoor swimming – A little bit of Blonde research
By: Blonde Two
The UK winter outdoor swimming season starts in November and goes on to the end of March. Which is partly why, on November 1st this… Read full article
Winter Outdoor Swimming: The Ice Mile
By: Blonde Two
The face above is the face of someone who has just swum a kilometre in the sea in winter. As you can see, I was… Read full article
Sunrise, seals and swell… An outdoor swim with a difference!
By: Blonde Two
One of the main (there are many) differences between outdoor swimming and indoor swimming is that usually when you swim inside, you know what is… Read full article
Tuesday’s Ten – Reasons to go swimming in the rain
By: Blonde Two
How many times have you planned a bit of outdoor fun then looked out of the window only to think, ‘Not today, it’s raining’? In… Read full article
The water feels warm… is it hysteresis?
By: Blonde Two
Here are a couple of scenarios that lovers of the outdoors will recognise… It is autumn. You roll out your bivvy and sleeping bags and… Read full article
Monday Mash Up
By: Blonde Two
When it is Monday and you have to mash things up for a blog post it can be helpful, when you are short on mashing… Read full article
Rusty Railing – farewell to a landmark
By: Blonde Two
‘I’ll meet you by the double railings’. Was the instruction I received the first time I headed down to the beach join my swimming group…. Read full article
It’s tomorrow! How about visiting a river for National Get Outside Day?
By: Blonde Two
If you look at a map that shows only the UK’s rivers, they look like branches of tiny blood vessels spreading out across a hand…. Read full article
‘Isn’t the water too cold for swimming?’ UK Sea Temperatures
By: Blonde Two
Last Saturday the sea temperature in Torbay (more specifically in Brixham) was a balmy 16.9 degrees Celsius. Not only that, it was clear enough to… Read full article
Ahoy Buoy
By: Blonde Two
If you visit the British seaside, you are bound to notice a buoy (and possibly a boy) or two bobbing around in the water. These… Read full article
One Word Wednesday
By: Blonde Two
One word but then, being Blonde, we always have a few more to say. This week’s One Word Wednesday was inspired by a sea swim… Read full article
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