Milo Learns to Swim

Milo here! I see another Milo Memo on the horizon!

Well the summer is certainly here and mummy and daddy took me back up to the mountains. In fact, we have been a few times but this time was special because I learned to swim!! Apparently I am born to swim as I have webbed toes like a frog….whatever one of those is….
Here I am with mummy on the hike to the lake…..

It was quite a long hike so I stopped a few times on the way to do different things as I got a little bored of walking, walking, walking. Here I am with a big stick – great for chewing….

 

  ….and here I am playing in some plants. I think my chocolate coat looks good in green, don’t you?

Eventually we arrived at the lake. It was beautiful and I decided to scope it out so I would know what to expect when I went in for my swim. It looked fine from here….

…and the temperature seemed fine. Nice and cool after a long, hot hike….. 

Mummy spent some time giving me a pep talk and swim tips. I was not so sure…

…but daddy threw a stick for encouragement and once I was in, I loved it! It was ‘aqua fetch’ and I did swim for the stick over and over again!

Daddy was so proud of me. He was all smiles and gave me a big cuddle when I came out of the water even though I was all wet….

 

He gave me cuddles from all angles!

I sunbathed on the rocks after my swim but I started to feel a little chilly so I huddled up in a little ball…

Mummy could tell so she gave me a big cuddle to keep me warm….


Once I had warmed up, we began our hike back down the mountain. Daddy was still all smiles and kept stopping to give me a cuddle for being such a brave boy and swimming.

I had to keep stopping again to do different things, like play with a giant pine cone!




And daddy had to keep stopping for more smiles and cuddles!
 
He was so proud that once we got back to the cabin, he let me play with a giant ball instead of a giant pine cone. Once again I look good in green… What an adventurous day!

Ciao for now!
Milo
xxx