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Waterlog by Roger Deakin (Paperback, 2014)

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He lived for thirty-eight years in a moated farmhouse in Suffolk. Their books have been translated into twenty-one languages. Waterlog celebrates the magic of water and the beauty and eccentricity of Britain.Waterlog celebrates the magic of water and the beauty of wild Britain.In 1996 Roger Deakin set out to swim the British Isles.

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A passionate open-air swimmer, Roger Deakin travelled around the British Isles in search of the best places for a dip. Waterlog celebrates the magic of water and the beauty and eccentricity of Britain. In 1996 Roger Deakin, the late, great nature writer, set out to swim through the British Isles. From the sea, from rock pools, from rivers and streams, tarns, lakes, lochs, ponds, lidos, swimming pools and spas, from fens, dykes, moats, aqueducts, waterfalls, flooded quarries, even canals, Deakin gains a fascinating perspective on modern Britain. Detained by water bailiffs in Winchester, intercepted in the Fowey estuary by coastguards, mistaken for a suicide on Camber sands, confronting the Corryvreckan whirlpool in the Hebrides, he discovers just how much of an outsider the native swimmer is to his landlocked, fully-dressed fellow citizens. This is a personal journey, a bold assertion of the native swimmer's right to roam, and an unforgettable celebration of the magic of water.

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PublisherVintage Publishing

ISBN-139781784700065

eBay Product ID (ePID)209608305

Product Key Features

Book TitleWaterlog

AuthorRoger Deakin

FormatPaperback

LanguageEnglish

TopicPeople, Travel Writing

Publication Year2014

GenreSports

Number of Pages352 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height198mm

Item Width129mm

Item Weight245g

Additional Product Features

Title_AuthorRoger Deakin

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

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by archie0132
01 Aug, 2020
A watery heaven!
I haven't read all the book yet but Roger Deakin writes in a wonderfully descriptive way and as I live in the west country I will be looking for several of the spots he mentions in the book to have a leisurely swim.
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by helebarte_3
13 Aug, 2020
clever play on words but I expected different content.
I expected more details and some sort of chronological layout so I found myself darting about the book looking for local swim sites.
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by pit3740
12 Aug, 2020
Great read fantastic insight
I’m thinking about taking up wild swimming now . Loved the locations 👍🏻
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by waynie_123
05 Jun, 2019
Excellent
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