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Gosh you are having a wonderful trip. Miss you x

Commented 5 days ago on Ripping good time at Pacific Jules

Ripping good time

Howzit and Siyabona It’s been a while apologies for missing a few I’m sure you’ve missed the Safferisms :) This week has seen a strong rip in our corner. It wasn’t all a ripping good time as swimmers battled against it coming in. Another thanks to those who helped our... Continue reading

Posted 7 days ago at Pacific Jules

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Thanks 🙏 Diane Schaffer Sent from my iPhone please excuse any fat finger typos

Commented Jan 11, 2023 on Sitting in the Dock of the Bay at Pacific Jules

Sitting in the Dock of the Bay

Siyabona ( I see you) This week has felt a bit like Otis Redding’s lovely song, warm mornings apre swim I could just hear these lyrics… Sittin' in the mornin' sun I'll be sittin' when the evenin' comes Watching the ships roll in Then I watch 'em roll away again,... Continue reading

Posted Jan 10, 2023 at Pacific Jules

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It’s Gonna Be …Sea Sand Salp and Saint Andrew

Happy St Andrew’s Day to all the Scots and descendants of Scots A wee bit then about the famous Proclaimer Song ‘ I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) As Scottish as Irn Bru and deep fried pizzas. There can’t be too many souls in Scotland who don’t know all the words... Continue reading

Posted Nov 29, 2022 at Pacific Jules

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Hitting the road Jack …

Howzit and Ni Hao from Hong Kong This is a late but dedicated short blog as we make our way home from the UK. I managed a few river swims, temperature circa 11/12 C. What a fun bunch these wild swimmers are. First swim was a stretch of the Thames... Continue reading

Posted Nov 9, 2022 at Pacific Jules

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Simon … Tahiti looks nice

La Orana from French Polynesia where we sailing … and your roving blogger checks in, hanging on a thread of internet connection. Some WOWS on tour and a few 6.30 swimmer guest appearances. Our own Captain Darling Enough holiday spam. Congrats to Michael Stacey on winning swimmer of the month... Continue reading

Posted Sep 27, 2022 at Pacific Jules

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Tuesday 7th’s Daily wave

G’day everyone I’ve swapped with Lainey so doing the Tuesday blog. We looking for a Monday blogger to replace dear Scott who is heading back to Old Blighty. Hambe Kahle Scott we will miss you. Loved your blogs. Anyone up for a spot of blog chat please step forward your... Continue reading

Posted Sep 5, 2022 at Pacific Jules

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Siyabona Swimmers What a beautiful swim too. Just getting those swimmers who are soon departing for my home turf Kruger Park into the mood. Siyabona means ‘I see you’ and is a beautiful African greeting. The point is say hello. See someone. Like a beautiful aboriginal storyline we arrive at... Continue reading

Posted Aug 16, 2022 at Pacific Jules

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Finding the Fabulous

G’day Today (like most days) is about finding the fabulous. It started well with this scene to greet us at CTB. Air was cool, sun was fabulous and the water temperature fresh. Don’t be fooled by this calm scene. I madly followed Georgina, Fi and Sandy into a huge set... Continue reading

Posted Jul 26, 2022 at Pacific Jules

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Wild and stormy waters

Siyabona everyone Wild water and floods yet again of biblical proportions. Just a perspective. Todays ocean remain similar to the last few days see below, so if you skipped this mornings swim like me, you didn’t miss much … except dolphins it turns out ! The description starts with this... Continue reading

Posted Jul 5, 2022 at Pacific Jules

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Like Swimming Into an Oil Painting

Siyabona everyone What a stunner it was too. Mark ‘Stickman’ Drinkwater found his inner poet and said it was ‘like swimming into an oil painting’. Thanks for the headline Stickman. Inspired choice of words. Here are some pictures so you can see what he was talking about and the temperature... Continue reading

Posted Jun 14, 2022 at Pacific Jules

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Flying the BnB flag high

Bok from Croatia Reports of the bay suggest great viz from time to time, cuttlefish and other fab fish back, water temperature above 20 C and Michelle’s baby Arnie being babysat by the lads from the Drinks Express. The latter bit being the only vaguely alarming bit of news. We... Continue reading

Posted May 24, 2022 at Pacific Jules

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A River runs through me

Greetings from Old Blighty While temperatures are dropping but still at at a balmy 20 C in CTB, here the river temperatures are rising to what the hardy wild swimmers here call ‘lovely’ and this is 14C. This weekend my trusty wild swimming buddy Leigh and I swam/ swooshed the... Continue reading

Posted May 3, 2022 at Pacific Jules

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For the love of a swim

Sending you all happy morning vibes from across the ocean. Old Blighty to be exact. The air is crisp and the last of the daffodils are dotted about. If you haven’t read ‘For the love of a rose’ please find a copy. Beautiful true story of the rose ‘Peace’. In... Continue reading

Posted Apr 12, 2022 at Pacific Jules

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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

G’day from my home Apologies if a fat finger slip resulted in an earlier misfire of my blog in its infancy :) If it rained food we might be expecting a deluge of meatballs later ( who didn’t love that book) … and it might as well, because it feels... Continue reading

Posted Mar 1, 2022 at Pacific Jules

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It rains in Turtles …Hallelujah

G’day from Queensland We are on vac on Heron island celebrating Nats birthday. It’s a slice of heaven as many of you will know. So many turtles abound. Tis the season. Nests bursting open with turtle bubs (hatchlings) busting for the ocean trying to avoid marauding gulls shrieking ‘mine mine... Continue reading

Posted Feb 8, 2022 at Pacific Jules

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Swirling, Surging, Surfing, Sub-20’s… and Seth

Siyabona That was yesterday. Big water. Today so much calmer even manageable for the flat water swimmers (me and Suzie) and really beautiful in with a few raindrops to make it extra wonderful. Temp 21.7 C and Amanda and I saw a turtle at half way. Yay and yay again.... Continue reading

Posted Jan 18, 2022 at Pacific Jules

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Thanks Elizabeth you are gracious and kind x

Commented Dec 29, 2021 on Tuesday is the new Wednesday at Pacific Jules

Thanks Gemma that’s very kind ! X

Commented Dec 29, 2021 on Tuesday is the new Wednesday at Pacific Jules

Haha thanks Michele :)

Commented Dec 29, 2021 on Tuesday is the new Wednesday at Pacific Jules

Tuesday is the new Wednesday

Siyabona ( I see you ) Yesterday I blogged my Wednesday blog … except it was Tuesday #yesterdaysgirl and thankfully no one noticed / read/ cared. Meh So here I am blogging my definitely last blog of the year. It is also definitely Wednesday. Haibo! (iZulu for ‘goodness me’) The... Continue reading

Posted Dec 28, 2021 at Pacific Jules

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Thanks Shelley x

Commented Dec 28, 2021 on What’s the matter you? Hey! at Pacific Jules

Thanks Sarah what a memory of Hk lockdowns starting ! Who would have thought. X

Commented Dec 28, 2021 on What’s the matter you? Hey! at Pacific Jules

Thanks Elizabeth and I was a day out of sinc with my blog too Meh Meh meh

Commented Dec 28, 2021 on What’s the matter you? Hey! at Pacific Jules

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