Author: Patricia

Many Imitators, One Original

Imitation is the highest form of flattery, right? You know your onto something when swimming pigs start sprouting up all over the place. Believe it or not, we now have a herd of swimming pigs living on an island in Stockton, California: http://www.porknetwork.com/blogs/Lighter-Side-Make-way-for-the-swimming-pigs-of-280813442.html And more swimming pig sightings on Sullivan’s Island in South Carolina: http://www.abc3340.com/story/26114580/wild-pig-surprises-swimmers-on-sullivans-island…

The Winner: Milena Monti

Drum roll, please ….. The winner of our FREE WEEK at Grand Isle Resort & Spa is …. MILENA MONTI, from Italy! (we think, judging by the email code). It just shows how global the swimming pigs have become. That is the power of the swimming pigs, isn’t it? It matters little where you come…

Piglet way out of its depth

It was with a mixture of amusement and relief that we read a recent story in a UK newspaper about a nearly drowned piglet. The place? Covehithe beach, Suffolk. The scene? A poor little piglet was saved from the crashing waves by a police officer named Jason Finch. Talk about right place at the right…

The Secret of Pig Island

When you love and follow the swimming pigs as much as we do, not too many things surprise. Until we saw a recent story on the website Global Animal called “Beach Babes: Sun, Sand and Swimming Swine”.  http://www.globalanimal.org/2014/11/20/beach-babes-sun-sand-and-swimming-swine-gallery/ The whole article seemed standard enough. After all, thousands of articles have been written about the swimming…