Diving deep.

Stories from the blue.

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  • Swimming Wild: Courage & Surrender

    I’m standing on the shore, looking out to the waiting boats. I’m about to attempt a swim from Terrigal to Umina Beach on Australia’s Central Coast with five other swimmers. Together, in various configurations, we will cover a distance of 23km, a full day at sea. The route passes Bouddi…

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  • Last train to Milan

    I’m on my last train in Italy, bound for Milano. I had a cheeseburger, chips and beer earlier, killing time at the station. At the…

  • Right author right book right time

    I’d never heard of the poet before Monday. And then I left the TV on too late and I saw her. And then I was…

  • Goodbye pink couch

    Goodbye pink couch. I didn’t really say that as the removalists kicked off the last of your legs and dumped you by the side of…

  • Intention

    Intention

    Christmas and New Years has been and gone, taking its own time, setting its own schedule of dinners and drinks with old friends and new,…

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I’m Nicole, an ocean swimmer and a writer. Welcome to my little corner of the internet, where I share my dual loves.

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