The Lake

The swimming lake reopened at the weekend, so after returning from Liverpool in the unseasonal warmth, I went to try it. The level was much higher that during last year's dry period, but below the flod levels that we experienced in January (above)

Agh, but it was cold. 12.5C, 55F, but I did swim, albeit for only 200m. The swimmers were the usual types: teenagers in wetsuits diving and splashing and having fun, and the grey and saggy oldies (I guess I count as one of them) who were bravely enduring the cold and steadily stroking their way along the length of the lake.

But it's wonderful to be swimming again this early in the season. Usually it's July before I dare to brave the water.