Today was another travel day; we left London by tube, train, bus, then rental car to go to Kevin’s sister’s house in Essex. Before we left, I went for a quick dip in the Golden Lane pool assuming I wouldn’t get another chance. It was a dark, rainy morning and I got nearly as wet… Read More Off to Essex (Day 357)
Because we just arrived in London today, jet-lagged and disoriented, the plan was to swim in a swimming pool. Kevin had scoped out a place near the flat, the Golden Lane pool, where he’s been swimming these last couple of weeks. Hazel and I dragged our exhausted bodies over to the pool while Kevin back… Read More Golden Lanes Swimming Pool (Day 354)
I woke up this morning in a Hilton hotel in Bakersfield, California. Hazel and I drove here last night for my cousin Peter’s memorial, which is today. Peter was my oldest cousin on my dad’s side and I never knew him as well as I wish I did. After my mom died, his family came… Read More Bakersfield (Day 343)
Today marked my thirteenth swim in a pool this year. So in 336 days of swimming, I’ve only swum in a pool thirteen times. I was surprised when I checked my blog and saw this number. In some senses, it made me happy; I’m glad I’ve enjoyed so many open-water swims. While I knew I’d… Read More Joan Brown, Drought, and a Pool Swim (Day 336)
I made a plan to swim in the pool when I thought we’d get more rain than we ended up getting. Unfortunately, the rain didn’t stick around and I spent the day wishing I was swimming in the bay, but a flat tire and a series of frustrated attempts to fix it left me with… Read More A Bland Post about the Pool (Day 306)
Because of the glorious rain yesterday, I took a break from the bay today and swam in the pool. Instead of wracking my brain for something interesting to say about my pool swim, I thought I’d write about bodies. One of the many things I love about swimming is the way it nurtures a comfort… Read More Bodies Swimming (Day 262)
I made the questionable decision to swim at the pool today. Questionable because all day I felt a gaping hole in my life having not frolicked in the open water. I felt anxious and unsettled—two feelings that melt away when I swim in the bay (or lake, or ocean, or river). In 2014, the marine… Read More Blue Mind (Day 255)
I swam at the pool today. Not just because of the potentially problematic red tide, but that helped make the decision easier. Mostly I swam in the pool because it was a very busy day and the pool fit best with my schedule. Also, I’m stuck paying for the Y until December and so I… Read More Lap Swimming (Day 229)
It was our last morning at our family gathering in Fallbrook; time to pack up the house, clean up and drive back to Berkeley. There wasn’t time to find an open water adventure so I swam in the pool this morning. Leading up to this family gathering, I imagined many of my daily swims would… Read More Fallbrook Swimming Pool (Day 169)
I woke up in the mood for a pool swim today. It’s been a long time since I’ve enjoyed the steady, meditative back and forth of a lap swim; the blueish tint to the dimly lit space of the pool, the quiet hum. The smell of chlorine and wet towels. But the biggest draw of… Read More Swimming in the Pool with Anna (Day 154)
Jenny Swimming 