When my wife and I decided in 2018, after a couple of decades of toying with the idea, to move to her homeland of Canada, we didn't quite...

I think I learned everything I needed to survive the COVID-19 pandemic during my time in the Peace Corps in Swaziland in the early 1990s...

Ahh, this is a special set of 11 pools, as it encompasses my first few months settling into our new life in Canada. We crossed the...

These 10 pools cover a tight and important time - March and April of 2019 - when we were still brand-new to living in Canada and just as...

Had I known that my March 16th, 2020 swim of 1,750 yards was going to be my last for a while, I would have cranked out more. The...

I really should choose my next home to be near a university with a great pool that has community access. As I doubt I'll be living in...

I think it's actually good that I didn't keep up with my Pool Pics every time I added a new pool. Going back and updating these in sets...

I have officially wrapped up my 13th year of this epic quest to swim in 1,001 different pools before I die**. With all the buzz about...

Pandemic Panic be damned! If I can't go to my happy place, I'm going to think about my happy places. I've updated my next set of 10 pool...

In retrospect, my wide eyes from my late February swim capture the emotions I feel now, as we all deal with life shut down,...