{"id":2100,"date":"2021-04-01T17:27:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T16:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meandthewater.ie\/?p=2100"},"modified":"2021-04-09T16:37:19","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T15:37:19","slug":"destination-calais","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meandthewater.ie\/2021\/04\/01\/destination-calais\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet. . .The Black Castle Swimmers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Destination Calais | A #MeAndTheWater Story\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l2bDh7cI5m0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Last July, the Black Castle Swimmers sought solace in the sea, and themselves. 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