Thank you for your Support in 2019
Thank you to the following people for helping me raise over $4,000 for NPF in 2019:Zea K.Mindy G.Jeanie K.Gavin C.Mark O.Dale D.Dean B.AnonymousJo JoLynne M.Emily H.Ghazal A-K.Howard S.Diane S.Glen H.Jon…
The Epic and Crazy Goal: Swim from Cardiff to Cove on Sunday 9/13/2020
Every day, when the sun goes down at Swami’s, people gather to gaze over the wide expanse of the Pacific Ocean to witness the “endless summer” sunset. At this time…
A fitting bookend: The Waikiki Long Distance Rough Water Swim
Over a beer at Culture Brewing Company in Solana Beach, Steve Royce suggested a swim challenge to bookend my Robben Island swim earlier in the year. He described the Long…
Hillel swimming from Robben Island to Big Bay February 25th, 2019
Freedom Swim: Revisited
After setting my sights on the Robben Island crossing two years ago, I set about to accomplish this feat. My motivation for swimming the four and a half miles in…
After the Swim – A profile by RemedyHealth Media
In October 2018, Jens Bishop from RemedyHealthMedia three other processional came to interview me and get a glimpse of my lifestyle for a couple of days. The result was a…
The morning of Monday February 25th…the Crossing
After a week of waiting and continuing to prepare every day, the day for the swim was finally here. I woke up early after a restful sleep. I made myself…
The Waiting…
With only a limited number of days that Jeanie and I are staying in Cape Town, there are only so many good swim days to get in my Robben Island…
Friday February 8th – Crewing for Robben Island swimmers
To better understanding what it takes to attempt the Robben Island crossing, I asked the pilot of the boat that will escort me, the owner of Big Bay Events, Derrick…
Monday January 28th – Graaff’s Pool to Three Anchor Bay
After an exhausting night of limited and interrupted sleep, I found solace in work. By the end of the very hot day, at about 6:30pm, Jeanie and I walked down…
Fire on Lions Head and Signal Hill
As Jeanie and I walked back from Clifton towards Sea Point, we could see flames on Lions Head being whipped up by the wind. The smoke was thick and the…