Galapagos Part 2: The Small Significant Details

Swim trips are unique, in that you awkwardly meet a group of complete strangers in the airport when you arrive, then less than 24 hours later you’ve all seen each other soaking wet and mostly naked, but you still can’t keep everyone’s names straight.  It’s a bit of a conundrum. I’m an introvert by nature,…

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Galapagos Part 1: flies and sea water (and yes I saw penguins!)

“You’ve changed. Your body has changed drastically! This was good for you!”  So says my friend and Thai massage therapist Kerry, who’s just spent 90 minutes bending me into different stretches. I scheduled this appointment before leaving on my 11-day trip to Ecuador and Galapagos, knowing I’d have airplane ass and kinked shoulders to work…

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My Hemisphere

Skins swim, 8 am this morning. Water and air sharing 40-something temps, cloudy gray, typical winter swim on South Whidbey. Gloves, booties, double cap, old bikini. I probably should be more careful with my suit, maybe double check the elastic, considering when I get out after 15 minutes I can’t feel much.  A little rough…

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Training Bra

Weird title, but work with me. I’ve been redesigning my blog. Tech scares me, but I’m willing to learn. Recent webinars from WordPress experts have helped. They’re thankfully recorded, so I can go back and remind myself what I thought I understood, but really didn’t. (SO much.) The good news about the redesign is I…

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