Jellyfish, all the way down.

There seems to come a point every year, when, having been forced by weather to mostly swim one spot, I just need to get to a few different locations. On Monday the relentless southerly winds of the last few weeks abated for the day, and switched to light offshore northerly, and the tide was high…

The Big Man called

He said, ‘Clonea, 8am tomorrow morning?’ I said, ‘sure thing, Channel swimmer.’ Holy frehole, a Channel swimmer ringing me always gives me buzz. We arrived within a minute of each other. The scene was spectacular. Clonea looked better than I have seen this year. Glassy water, sun over the horizon, air not cold and the…

Waterford Coast high-resolution

Given that Google Earth doesn’t cover Tramore Bay in higher resolution, here are some pics from the OSI. First is the whole bay, some of the currents can be seen. Next is the stretch of coast on thw west side where I swim, from the Guillamenes in the centre down to the headland with the…