Lazy Swimmer

A Deakinesque attempt to swim all the way along and around the coastline and tidal rivers of Sydney, by swimming at least one length of every ocean rock pool and tidal baths (with sundry digressions).

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Sunday, January 24, 2010

Lake Marian

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Fiordland, South Island, New Zealand Just been over in New Zealand for a couple of weeks, touring, walking and managing to have the occasi...

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Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Heathcote National Park

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Sydney is surrounded by National Parks. These are mostly on rugged sandstone ranges cut by creeks and rivers. They have a distinct vegeta...

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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Another Day At Bent's Basin

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There's dangerous surf at all the beaches, so freshwater swimming holes are probably the place to be. There's also been a change in ...

Monday, November 30, 2009

Bent's Basin

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I love the smell of cool freshwater on hot rock. Bent's Basin is a great freshwater swimming hole in the Nepean River in Sydney's we...

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Saturday, July 11, 2009

First Freshwater Swimming

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Recording my first experiences with saltwater swimming got me thinking about my first experiences with freshwater swimming. These days I tak...

Friday, April 24, 2009

Swimming From Cronulla To Bondi (via rock pools and tidal baths)

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About 18 months ago I finally got around to reading Waterlog by Roger Deakin. Those who are familiar with the book will recall it as a rec...

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Chris: An occasional, slow cyclist and a lazy swimmer.

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