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Colin S Macleod
HEBSEASWIMMER - A HEBRIDEAN SWIM ADVENTURER

Friday Morning Swim Session - 31.07.2020

31/7/2020

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Thanks to Jamie for encouraging us to go out swimming this morning. Headed to the broadbay side of the braighe, with duckman saying a roasty toasty 12.8 degrees. Fantastic way to start the day with Jamie, Mairi and Malcolm.
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Double Dip Thursday - 30.07.2020

30/7/2020

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Great to get a double dip in today, firstly at 0630 at the Braighe with Jamie, Mairi & Malcolm. Then after work, over at Shawbost with Anna. Duckman was saying anything from 11.4 in the morning to 13.4 in the afternoon.
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Lewis Coastal Swim - 29.07.2020

29/7/2020

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Thanks to Chris for the invite to do some coastal swimming this evening. What a spot it is, the colour of the water is just amazing. Duckman was saying 13 degrees average.
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Swim Camp to Flodaigh - 24.07.2020

24/7/2020

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Swim camping over on the island of Flodaigh, which lies off Bosta beach on Great Bernera. Flodaigh is teaming with wildlife on it and around it above and below sea level. I was swimming with seals on the way into the bay, watching gannets diving, had 2 geese sitting near my camp, had a dolphin or porpoise swim under me on the way back. I set up camp facing out towards Bearasaigh and old hill. Bearasaigh is where pirate Neil Macleod was based. Click here for more information about him. 
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Braighe Swim - 23.07.2020

23/7/2020

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Thursday pre work swim with Mairi on the minch side of the braighe. The sea was like silk but had a nice wee bump to it. Plenty of wildlife on the go, above and below, which included a big shoal of sand eels. Duckman was saying a tropical 12.9 degrees.
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Braighe Swim - 21.07.2020

21/7/2020

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Great swim with Malcolm this morning at the braighe. Very fresh in the shallows at 10.3 degrees. Felt warmer further out. Anyone lost a teddy?
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Garrabost Arch Swim - 20.07.2020

20/7/2020

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Cracking way to start the week with an adventure swim through the magnificent arch at Garrabost this morning. Mairi hadn't been there before but I reckon she'll be back again. Duckman was saying a toasty 12.7 degrees, which is no bad for 0630.
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No Sleeping with the fishes - 17.07.2020

17/7/2020

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Cracking after work swim in Point today. Nice and sheltered in the bay and I really enjoyed swimming with the thousands of sand eels. Duckman was saying 12.8 degrees average. Nice way to start the weekend...Check out the video on the right hand side.
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Thursday Morning Dunk - 16.07.2020

16/7/2020

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A bit of a choppy swim with Mairi this morning at Swordale bay. Wee fishees and a variety of jellyfish too. Duckman was saying 13.1 degrees average.
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Swordale Bay Swim - 15.07.2020

15/7/2020

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Spur of the moment cool down swim after work today at Swordale Bay...Duckman was saying 13 degrees average. A couple of jellies and plenty of wee fishes too....Check out the video on the right hand side
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    Thanks for visiting my blog!

    I've been a swimmer all my life and over the last several years I've done many challenging open water swims for charity all around our Islands which include the Sound of Barra & the Sound of Harris and both the Little & the Big Minch Channels to name a few.

    Having a real passion for open water swimming, I spend a lot of my spare time looking for and discovering amazing new swim spots around the Islands.
     
    I set up The Hebridean Sea Swimmers group in 2011 for all swimmers that live in or visit The Hebrides and it now has over 1000 members. I regularly meet up with visiting swimmers as I love to freely show off our Islands stunning swim locations.

    SwimCamping and SwimHiking are my new adventures and having such an amazing playground on my doorstep is fantastic, double bagging my kit into the Lomo waterproof rucksack and swimming to an island for an overnight stay or longer is just the best.

    Feel free to get in touch via the contact forms at the top of the page.​

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