tHe SeA aGaiN

Swimming in the sea is a whole different experience from swimming in a pool.

You don’t know when you might hit the deep end. Sometimes, the shoreline gradually recedes as you are walking out to sea. Sometimes, it ends abruptly, pulling you into the waves suddenly.

There is a lot more buoyancy swimming in the sea. You do not have to contend with the hundred human bodies all packed together into a rectangular space.

Most of the time, you don’t know where you are going. The undercurrents and the new waves pass each other by and if you’re lucky, you float. Otherwise, you choke on a mouthful or a noseful of saltwater.

And if you get stung by a jellyfish, put some lime juice on it.