the many faces of Nat

Meet Natalie, part freediver



part ninja



part fish



part monkey



part dancer



part space oddity



part barracuda charmer



part inverse torpedo



all free

Luda, your friendly neighborhood barracuda

Barracudas have a bad rep, mainly due to their dodgy smile



and while i have encountered some that are indeed of the asshole variety, here in Sharm there is a particularly nice one called Luda



not only is she very nice, she's also very photogenic, and she doesn't mind posing -though i managed to find a wrong angle for her



but she's cool with people about, even an idiot like myself



but she prefers to hang with the little fish under the platform



and i reckon she a romantic soul, for every once in a while she wanders off from the group



and into the sunset

at play in the empire of light

Back in the empire of light, where the fish rule



after the goddess created them



lots of them



 to play with



because play is important for light



and being light is important for play



so we might need more air than the fish



and we might have something to do with sea-levels rising



but at least we're very good at cheating during tight-rope walking

freediving the UK's biggest pool

Went for a dip yesterday in one big-ass pool, Tooting Bec Lido, which is endless





or officially, 100 yards (91.44 meters). It is an open air pool, which you also notice when you dive in





for you'll instantly freeze your nuts off, whether you have them or not. But once you're used to being thermally castrated, you start to enjoy the view -clear water which just dissolves into blue





the place is 106 years old now, and houses the spirit of Rothko



who sometimes also plays with Monet in there

and Whistler is in one of its corners

it's multi-dimensional

very light and blue and green

with the occasional hint of red

perfect place to go flying

or just hang out and enjoy the big horizontal blue

you do need a suit though -or be a lesser wimp than i am.

Here's the set: