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Tag: swimming

  • I guess it's the laptop and the pile of towels that cause the confusion, but people keep asking me questions (usually in Spanish) about where to get towels from and whether they can use the pool at this hotel.

    Full image of Dan, a white man with a goatee beard and a blue ponytail, sits at a poolside table in a hotel roof terrace, using his laptop alongside a pile of towels.
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    Dan, a white man with a goatee beard and a blue ponytail, sits at a poolside table in a hotel roof terrace, using his laptop alongside a pile of towels.

    And I have to keep explaining that nope, I don't work here, I'm just watching my kids play while I catch up on my RSS reader!

    • Note
    • posted 19 August, 2026
  • Cwm-yr-Eglwys, on the West coast of Wales. Time for a (bracing) swim!

    Full image of Sandy beach in front of a narrow bay, flanked by cliffs, under turbulent skies.
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    Sandy beach in front of a narrow bay, flanked by cliffs, under turbulent skies.

    • Note
    • posted 24 May, 2025
  • View from the prow of the Cariad, a light blue boat, as she heads towards a distant shore.

    Small-World Serendipity

    We travelled 7,000km across the ocean only to find, by complete coincidence, that the Caribbean’s biggest cymruphile is the captain of a boat we chartered when we fancied a morning of reef-snorkelling and turtle-spotting.

    Read more - about 8 minutes (1710 words)

    • Article
    • posted 15 January, 2025
  • The Nylon Pool is a sandbar in the Buccoo Reef, off the coast of Tobago. Despite the distance from the shore, it's only about waist-deep. Truly mind-boggling.

    Full image of Dan stands waist-deep in seawater; land is visible in the far distance.
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    Dan stands waist-deep in seawater; land is visible in the far distance.

    • Note
    • posted 13 January, 2025
  • Image representing post: Found GC34G3G Coventry - Hertford Street

    Found GC34G3G Coventry - Hertford Street

    This checkin to GC34G3G Coventry - Hertford Street reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. The rest of the family and I are visiting for my youngest's birthday to do a handful of fun activities. Geocaching didn't make the list, but that wasn't gonna stop me finding this QEF while putting …

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    • to GC34G3G
    • posted 17 November, 2024
  • Dan lies in a hammock under a warm sun, smiling.

    Meetup Magic

    As I come to the end of a week in Mexico with ~400 of my the smartest, friendliest, open-source-loving geeks I could wish to know, I come to realise that Automattic's meetups are just... magical.

    Read more - about 6 minutes (1273 words)

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    • 1 comment
    • posted 11 October, 2024
  • Review of Aqua Vale Swimming and Fitness Centre

    This review of Aqua Vale Swimming and Fitness Centre originally appeared on Google Maps. See more reviews by Dan. Aqua Vale Swimming and Fitness Centre, Park St, Aylesbury HP20 1DX, United Kingdom. Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Moderately long queue but a good family-friendly fun pool once you're through the gates. Changing rooms are close to poolside and …

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    • Review
    • posted 18 September, 2017
  • Fire

    Injured

    Spent last night on the beach with Andy, Alec, Paul, Claire, and others last night. Folks like Andy and Alec are in Aber for the graduate's ball tomorrow, we we went out for a barbecue. I took along my new juggling gear and practised juggling flaming brands. I wasn't very good at it. I need …

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    • Article
    • posted 16 July, 2003

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