Downstream

raised in anger six feet above
you, you think: “Oh my God,
this is dangerous.” But the
support canoe would block
you in so the swans didn’t
feel threatened. A swimmer’s
view is completely different
from a walker’s view. Early
on in the Thames, the river is
cocooned and you don’t see
the horizon – it’s like a flume
that you swim down. When
you’re walking, the river
seems to punctuate the