Downstream

like I’ve done it for ever,
swimming in the Thames.
First I tried a little paddle and
it escalated from there. It’s
the most interesting way to
swim. A couple of times I’ve
swum at Grafton Lock alone,
people are not happy about
that, particularly Mum. Once
I swam just before Christmas,
it was chilly and I wore a
wetsuit. Dusk was falling and
the moon was just coming up,
and I swam about half a