Downstream

swimming during the day and
sleeping on the
accompanying barge at night.
‘Rivers define their people,’
he says, ‘every river has a
character, with different
industries and cultures, and I
thought the River Thames
was great. It’s quite narrow
going down from Lechlade
and there are lots of swans.
The adult swans are really
protective of their cygnets,
and when you see their wings