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I had plenty of requests to see a before shot. I Hope this will surfice.	Also, many of you asked to see a more detailed slow sink. So here we go. Best foot forward.	Inch by inch, down we go, where we stop nobody knows.

I hope this is slow and progressive enough for you.	Just past the knees now. It's going well and I'm feeling good.	Hit a hard bit here. Push down hard on right leg.

One thing about this latex dress, It's easy to clean. Arms out to keep my balance.	O K. so I bet you are wondering what I am wearing under this dress. Am I correct ?	Well, now you know. A little black G string, but don't tell every one.

Time to try and get out. Arghhh, you would not believe the suction.	Nearly out. Always feel safer when I get to this stage. Time for a smile.	The legs are getting tired. Dig down, find my foot and pull.................
So whilst your sat there, with all your creature comforts around you, spare a thought for me. I do enjoy doing this but it isn't easy.		Quite a few of you asked to see me cleaning off using a hose pipe. Unfortunately we are 2 miles from the nearest house. It would be one hell of a long pipe to reach here. So I just make do with what's available.

After reading the e-mails I have received, I am under the impression that there are some of you who may be unaware and unfamiliar with the type of material you can see me in here. This material is not a liquid. I cannot simply walk along the beach and then suddenly start sinking in a soup like mire. For most part it is a solid, or at the very least a semi-solid. I can walk on it and indeed in most cases might not even be aware that I am walking on quicksand, but like anywhere, some areas are less stable than others. When I reach a spot that feels suitable to sink into, it feels like I am standing on the top of a giant jelly. The surface can dip down for upwards of 10 feet in diameter, to about 10 to 12 inches from the normal level. Often it is possible to jump up and down on this area much like a trampoline ! and if I don't break the surface I won't sink. But when I start to shake my legs, I then begin to liquefy the sand and I start to sink. Stop shaking and I stop sinking. But this is where the danger aspect raises it's ugly head. Whilst I am shaking and liquefying the area, I am dispersing the water in the sand. ( take a look at the second photo, solid / semi solid, no water on surface. now look closely at subsequent photo's. See how much water is on the surface as I work my way in and out. )Some areas contain more water than others. If I pick a bad spot and sink even to my knees if all the water disperses the sand can turn into concrete in seconds. You could then go and get a tractor and rope to pull me out , but before I have moved 1 inch all you would achieve is to pull my legs out of their sockets ( NO THANK YOU). Start digging and the sand flows back in. What do you do? You dig, shake and GENTLY pull. Slowly I come up, out and free. Even at knee deep this can take upwards of half a hour even with the my two photographers, Mirador and Slippy helping. Phew, it's hard work but I love it...
I have complete trust in the people who I work with, they have an extensive knowledge of the area and the material...I'm lucky.

MUDFLATS ARE DANGEROUS PLACES...PLEASE UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WANDER OUT ONTO THEM WITHOUT FIRST SEEKING ADVICE REGARDING TIDES AND LOCAL CONDITIONS, AND UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD YOU VENTURE OUT ONTO THEM ALONE.

If you are at all interested in getting more information regarding this material then I would like to direct you to my good friend Mirador's site, Mired. He has a bit more experience of this material than I do