FINALLY!

This is just a quick post because I'm dashing out the door!
Sorry that I've been so quiet - I know if anyone managed to find this blog and then find it interesting it would have been really rubbish to notice that it had practically stopped!

This was down to 3 things:
Work: There's a LOT going on at the moment!
Family: Again - stressful times there.
Training: I couldn't find a swimming pool anywhere even remotely close that would let me train with my monofin.

But aftee some sneaky detective work I have found a gym that is practically unknow to the general public - and I'm going there to get a membership TODAY!

I've already been in to see them and they've said that I can use my monofin during offpeak times. I'M SO EXCITED!

I'm also crazy nervous that I'm gna suck amd drown...but hey! If you wanna be a mermaid you gotta take the risks right!?

WISH ME LUCK!

How did my first monofin swimming sesh go you ask?
Well, it didn't...

As stated in my previous post - I called one of my local swimming pools this morning to check that they allow monofins in the pool, and the woman on reception
said that they did. So I head off on my merry way, super duper
excited. I get to the pool, pop on my cozzy, walk to the deep end
of the pool clutching my monofin (whilst receiving some very
confused looks), sit on the edge, attach my monofin to my feet
with ease (super chuffed about that since I forgot to practice
getting it on and off - LOVE this thing!), slip into the pool...

And then the lifeguard starts walking over.
"S'cuse me sorry, you aren't allowed those in the pool"
"But I called up? I already asked someone and they said I could"
"Who did you speak to?"
"I'm not sure, someone on reception - it was a woman"
"Oh, well I'm really sorry but they're definitely not allowed. I'm happy to give you a refund, the person you spoke to wasn't properly informed"

So there you go...sucks...

I am now going to spend most of tomorrow calling EVERY SINGLE swimming pool in Berkshire to find out if any of them will let me train with my monofin.

Otherwise you might be able to spot a very cold Mermaid In Training swimming down the Thames rather soon...

Look what arrived!

Got home last night to this GIANT PACKAGE! 😍

There was only one thing it would be...MY MONOFIN! I had only ordered it 2 days before from Mike's diving on amazon and I chose the free delivery option - so big props to them!

It's so beautiful and BIG! It's a 'Swea'm' fin - will put up the exact details of it in my next post (as I cannot remember off the top of my head) BUT IM SO EXCITED!

I've called one of my local pools and apparently they allow monofins RESULT! So I'm going swimming with it in about 20 mins!

Now to just try not to drown...

I've not had any experience - so it's certainly going to be interesting! I will post my experience and a 'beginners review' of the fin when I get back! 😁😂