swimming in the Freshwater Bay caves Isle of Wight

I'm so jealous I would love to do that!

Wow, you are looking very lean and healthy. Great work!

Your channel gave me the final boost I needed to star open water swimming on the Canadian West Coast (in early Spring). My mental toughness is at all an time high these days, but am still working on heebie jeebies of our murky water and pacing my breath. I find myself panting after a few hundred meters.

I look forward to the inspiration from your videos.

Great footage, I loved the gorgeous aquamarine of the water. What a fabulous adventure!

Loved watching that Rachael it was so clear & I wanted to wipe my face as the water sloshed & came nearly half way up the picture 🤪🤩

YoWzA… Rachel… this video makes me feel like I’m on a luxury vacation. It appears that your RIB boat (never seen one of those before) goes much faster than our canoe or little sailboat 😂. I thought the footage was great!! The water was so clear… and that colour!! I absolutely loved the sound of the water when you were filming. I adore that soothing aqua sound that us water people find to be so relaxing. I was so amazed at the geography of the cliffs and the little pieces of mini-islands. I was surprised to see buildings and such in that area. What a great aqua adventure you had that day. Thank-you so much for sharing this with us. More please❓ Have a great day and hope you find some more fabulous summer swims. Looking forward to seeing more of your adventures 🌎💦🏊‍♀️🌊Ⓜ️ary PS - I thought Cookie did rather well on her little doggo-raft. PPS - you’re looking fit and healthy 😃

Lovely adventure and blue was stunning. The dome port looked overall very successful and I really liked half and half photos.

Your puppy looks well on the way to paddle boarding!!

That looked absolutely incredible! Might have to demand a trip to the Isle of Wight next time we visit our friends in Southsea... How good was Cookie though?!

I hate u

Fabulous to see the Needles from the sea. I have not seen that view since sailing on my Dad’s boat many years ago. You picked a fabulous sparkly day for your adventure. The water slopping noise from your footage was a bit loud!

Beautiful water and caves! Looks so fun. I don't know what kind of spray you can get. I just use the spit in my mask technique when diving. That lens is probably to big for that trick. Maybe if you go to a diving store they can recommend one. Divers are always filming their adventures.

great footage, especially from the boat, really beautiful! I loved your pooch on her floating canoe - so cute :D

You was wearing the wetsuit and you had a bag for your stuff.

That’s a thumbs up from me!👍

Water clarity was amazing loved the little dog SUP

Wow. I loved the under water and half and half shots. And as usual I get really envious seeing that fantastically clear water. Thanks for sharing.

Absolutely love this video! The music, camera work, information and introduction is very educating and inspiring. Always look forward to your videos all the time. Also, nice to see a wee dog make an appearance too on a sea adventure. Hope you’re well :)

That looks amazing!!! 🤩

Your fabulous new footage with that dome-port had me doing breath-holds! The temendous visibility (both on this trip and your Lulworth cove swim recently) really improve the enjoyment of openwater swimming for me.
Please consider using it in other waters if possible; it's also fascinating to see any wildlife (marine or freshwater) in their own watery environments; so much beauty lies just below the surface!
A great 'family day out' video Rachel! 🐕

The half and half footage made me feel like I was in the water with you! Loved the video.

Lovely footage and adventure. Just shows you don't need to travel the world for beauty. Water colouring amazing.
Cookie is gorgeous my dogs don't swim but enjoy splashing around on the shore. I need to try them while I swim deeper, see if they get braver.
That camera was great for under water shots!
Thanks for sharing.

I've lived here for 40 years and have always wanted to go to the cave. I've been caving in Somerset. Are there any markings on the cave? I imagine if there were they would be gone due to wet conditions. I wish we had more caves to explore.

For this video I present all my respect you are really a distinguished person 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💯

Amazing !

beautiful footage, such a gorgeous area. I'm really enjoying your videos Rachel, so helpful and fun. Thank you from the west coast of Canada.

Loved that. Been past there plenty of times but never noticed those caves. Will def go back next summer and anchor. Great video. Wicked floating dog cushion too LOL.

Awesome, not sure if you are aware but there's actually a underwater tunnel you can swim through that takes you into a hidden cave room along the cliff face. You'll need about 20/30 seconds of breath to get in safely and then on your exit back out.
Me and my friend found it while kayaking and snorkeling along the stretch between freshwater bay and where you was! :)

May sound really silly but aren’t you scared of sharks following you in those waters? Do they come near the Isle of Wight? I know small ones appear at the Needles near the boat trips.

did you really need to take the dog?