Tag Archives: swim

A stolen DAB radio (Rousse)

Posted on May 5, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I wandered off without so much as a brief goodbye to TPR. When I reached the pond I hid the DAB radio so that I could swim across the water rather than take the longer route along the path. It … Continue reading →

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Stage scaling and an overgrown Brownie (Rousse)

Posted on November 7, 2015 by Dreamaticus

The venue for my talk was a vast lecture hall that held hundreds, and it was packed. From my spot on stage I recognised many faces from from the information world in the audience. Amongst them were groups of students … Continue reading →

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A near-drowning in the north sea (Rousse)

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Dreamaticus

TPR and I almost drowned. When we fell into the sea he was lucky enough to be carrying a small dinghy. Even so I first to swim to the harbour wall and clamber up the green metal ladder to the … Continue reading →

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Tsunami photograph (Rousse)

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Dreamaticus

TPR photographed the tsunami against the sunset with his iPad. I wanted to take over because he kept missing the peak of the wave. We both feared for the lives of those swimming in the bay.

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A swim with dolphins in the Scottish islands (Rousse)

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Dreamaticus

Despite her advancing age, JG had popped out two baby daughters in two years. She told me this on the day that I swam across Uig Bay with my camera, accompanied by dolphins.

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Child thieves adopt boy scout disguise in cash raids on Lake District hotels (Rousse)

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Dreamaticus

On the final day of the conference in the Lake District I packed my bag, checked in online for my flight to Amsterdam, and then wandered down to the hotel dining room to ask for a sandwich (in French). Although … Continue reading →

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From a cliff top penthouse to a pokey Glasgow bedsit (Rousse)

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Dreamaticus

TPR and I lived in a tiny, but gorgeous, penthouse suite perched on a cliff with beautiful views of the blue sea crashing onto the rocks 100 feet below. We liked to leap from the cliff edge into the water, … Continue reading →

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Following the fairies (Rousse)

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Dreamaticus

The four beautiful sisters welcomed me into my family. I was very much enjoying my holiday with them until the afternoon when I got stuck on a cliff ledge above the swimming pool. Clinging to the red rock edge, I … Continue reading →

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A chilly dip in the Minch (Rousse)

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Dreamaticus

There was no ferry to the Isle of Lewis at Christmas so we followed the diversion signs, then jumped in the water and swam the rest of the way there.

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To the rescue of the girl with poorly ankles and intravenous blue eye-liner (Rousse)

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Dreamaticus

A bunch of girls were openly bitching about another across the gym swimming pool. TPR sprung to the defence of the object of their derision. “She has poorly ankles”, he explained. “How do you know?” enquired the girl standing next … Continue reading →

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