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Had a really unpleasant image cross my mind a couple of times whilst I was in the sea this morning...

I was in the water first, swimming, while Si was fastening his leash and got a head start in the 'race' (I see it as a race anyway!) to get out back. The swim/ paddle out was difficult as white water was 'relentless' and waves were breaking some way out.

Si quickly over took me on my left. Next time I looked up he was on right and then he disappeared.

I assumed he got out back, so my initial response was to try even harder to make my way through the waves.

Eventually got behind the last set and looked for Si and could not see him.

I must have then panicked a bit because an image similar to that in the 'kill your speed or live with it' adverts floated into my mind - with the body in the water, face looking up at me...

I did not stay in the water long, returning to the beach to scan the waves for Si.

Ended up watching what I thought was Si at South Fistral, only for Si to appear from the north of the beach - explaining that he had struggled a bit but having been beaten back once, he refocused, shouted at himself and made his way out back.