article_snippet.sent: Yet however enticing it is to bask in languid, tropical waters along with colourful fish, and laze about in Mediterranean and Caribbean seas, give me the Atlantic any day.
article_snippet.sent: What I love is the emptiness, the menthol cool of open water.
article_snippet.sent: On the Isle of Islay I have found deserted bays and swum completely alone or just with those I love, the sea crystal-clear and only the sound of the curlews and open water lapping over the rock pools.
article_snippet.sent: It’s not warm, of course, but immersed in that wild sea is the closest to beauty
article_snippet.sent: The exclusive ladies pond is in a picture-perfect setting, surrounded by trees and wild flowers.
article_snippet.sent: So I braved The exclusive ladies pond.
article_snippet.sent: And with all the passion of a convert I became so keen on water and splashing about with ducks I was determined to swim there all year round.