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I’m back! Don't worry, the ocean and I are still friends I have so much post-game English Channel stuff to share, you guys. But between working full-time (by hours, if…

I did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And whereas it is more entertaining when things go wrong… I can’t find it within me to be sad that I’ll be entertaining you less today :)…

Hello, blog followers!!! This is getting exciting. And nerve wracking. They do not call it the "Dover Coaster" for nothing. But I'm hanging in there, alternating between calm and... not…

First Week of Taper - How Am I Feeling? Don’t worry, I wrote it and I’ve got it and I will share it. But not right now. Suffice to say…

Taper!!!! I would say that this is the most I’ve ever needed to taper, but I think if I went back in time, I’d find that I arrive at most…

My swim window opens three weeks from tomorrow… gah!!!! On a clear day you can see to France. That's not France. But it could be. Tracking Me For those who…

Dancing with Catastrophe Spoiler: It ends with me smiling. Or, well, at least trying to make "smile face." Photo Credit Will Well, I promised that if catastrophic things happened I…

Rest, The Necessary Evil “You’re not going to be happy unless you’re going Mach-2 with your hair on fire.” My resemblance to Tom Cruise is uncanny. Photo Credit Ali I…

May 24-29 Bournemouth Pier. I will have sighted on this approximately 42 million times before my swim. At long last, this post will finally get me caught up. I have…

May 17-22 When you think you're taking a video... but you've actually taken a photo The beauty of the self-deprecating humor of the British That’s it, really. One of the…

May 12-15 My First Podcast Guest Appearance It was fantastic to get to do this podcast with University of Ottawa School of Human Kinetics Professor François Haman. I’m looking forward…

Ireland! May 7-10 The requisite pic. At least it was true that Guinness tasted *better* there. Or I was really hungry. Photo Credit Eric Ireland Has the Friendliest Food In…

May 3-6 This was a really tough 4-day period for me, partially reflected by the fact that I took virtually no pictures and no videos at all. And the pics…

April 24 - May 1 Theme of the Week: Tired, but happy. And with a bit of algae on my chin. Priorities So, obviously, I haven’t posted in a while.…

The most representative experience of my photojournalism. Listened to a great talk about the importance of revisions this week… but sometimes my thumb is just funnier. Thank You, Awesome Bournemouth…

Oxford! My water sport talents lie in other areas than punting, I suspect Masterpiece Mystery has really done me a disservice regarding my tourist expectations in Oxford. Did Inspector Morse…

England OW Swim Map! If not a very impressive one :) Revival Rocks As I write this intro, it’s Thursday, April 14th, and I am finally feeling myself again, athletically…

Collapse and Revival Quite the algae beard have I. Photo Credit Hannah OK, it’s Saturday, April 9, at 7 in the morning, and I’m feeling as if I have gobs…

Your English Channel Questions, Answered As I said a couple of posts ago, in the process of saying goodbye to America, I quite naturally got a lot of questions about…

OMG! We live right down the street from the TARDIS!!! Massive Mega-post - The End of America, British Beginnings Hopefully not actually the end of America, but these days, who…