Downstream

edge of the pier and put 50p
in a talking telescope. A
recorded voice tells me I’m
opposite the Kent coast and
the River Medway. There
doesn’t seem much to swim
towards except for what look
like factory chimneys. At the
far end of the pier is the
RNLI station, and before that
a restaurant with a large
decked terrace. No one seems
to be around and there isn’t
much traffic on the water