WELCOME TO MY WORLD!
Let me introduce you to The Dawnstalkers!
Hi, I’m Sarah :)
I am a total bookworm and as an adult I still love reading children’s books. When I was a child I usually had my head in a book and the characters I read about inspired my life and imagination more than I can explain. I was keen to pass on my love of reading with my two sons and together we shared the magic of great stories together at bedtimes, now they are old enough to read and have their own adventures in books.
All photos by the fabulous @halfwit0.5
I am lucky enough to live by the seaside in Penarth, South Wales, UK with my husband and boys. In May 2021 I started to sea dip at dawn with the Dawnstalkers and this practice has completely transformed my mornings, improved my mental health and wellbeing, and some of the sunrises I have experienced have been truly stunning. Through sea dipping I have met new friends and made deep connections with the community. The beautiful picture, above, is of me with my eldest the first time he joined me for a dip. It was taken by our resident photographer James Richardson (@halfwit0.5) who captures the Dawnstalkers beautifully, we are lucky to have such a talent in the community.
BOOK LAUNCH + SEA DIP
Penarth Seafront Sat 21st September 2024
Community
After each dip, we gather with Piotr from Stol Coffee (@stol_coffee) and have chats with other dippers and there is a real sense of community, joy and belonging. The original Dawnstalkers (@dawnstalkers) were Grant and Lene who began dipping in January 2021 and since then it’s grown to sometimes over a hundred people in the sea sharing the dawn together through all seasons, every single day of the year.
There are some great people in the community and the more I went dipping, the more I began to think I could write a children’s picture book about the Dawnstalkers, and my mind began to run with it. All the characters are based on real life Dawnstalkers and in my stories they are transformed into magical and mythical beings that only appear at sunrise to sea dip and celebrate the dawn.
I think the beauty of it is that my stories are based on real people and a real place – Penarth, and it’s something anyone can experience for themselves if they come down to the shore at sunrise.
Join me at my book launch, click below for more details…
To order..
…your copy of ‘The Dawnstalkers’ and have it delivered visit the Store to order.