For once, it is frustration and not inspiration, which has brought me to blog (are blogs still “cool”?!)… I’d love to hear the thoughts of anyone who has an opinion on this…. Thandi has been working for us as nanny and housekeeper since...
THE GOOD DOCTOR HAS DONE IT!! Amazingly proud to be part of the Cape Town open water swimming community with Otto On Saturday 6 September 2014, 73 year-old Otto Thaning from Cape Town, South Africa, became the oldest swimmer to cross the English Channel. He...
HOW INSPIRING!! I was honoured to assist Arafat with media syndication to help spread this wonderful feel-good story… On Saturday 28 June, 19 year-old Arafat Gatabazi completed the 7.5km swim from Robben Island to Bloubergstrand, wearing only a standard...
An invitation to a long distance charity swim in Durban’s delectably warm ocean isn’t something one can ignore, and thank goodness I didn’t! The Four Elements Ocean Challenge, an initiative by 17 year-old schoolgirl Olivia Taylor, had it all – an intrepid group...
August 2005 Swimming in the open water can be a terrifying prospect… Whether it is in the ocean or in a dam or a lake, a swimmer will always be confronted with the unknown, the unseen and the unheard; which convinces many swimmers (brilliant as well as...
