They call me leggless
I was 9 or 10 years old. I was given a surfboard. But this wasn’t any normal surfboard. It was a kneeboard. It was just like a normal surfboard, made of the same fibreglass and … Continued
I was 9 or 10 years old. I was given a surfboard. But this wasn’t any normal surfboard. It was a kneeboard. It was just like a normal surfboard, made of the same fibreglass and … Continued
A level 9 storm was forecast. We knew it was coming. Yet, we still hoped it would somehow miss us. You never know with these cut-off low systems. They are unpredictable. I asked ChatGPT for a layman’s description of a cut-off low … Continued
The air temperature was 5 degrees C. The tidal pool water temperature was 12 degrees C. So we went for a swim, as one does. :-/ It was my daughter’s 18th birthday and her choice of a morning celebration … Continued
It’s 2018 mid-summer. It’s sunrise. We are enjoying an early morning swim at Dalebrook tidal pool in Kalk Bay, Cape Town. The water is a beautiful 19 degrees Celsius. There are six of us in the pool. Fast forward to … Continued