Downstream

we reached land. They
offered to quicken the process
and so we put the kayak on
their boat and they gave us a
lift back. I wasn’t going to
swim both ways anyway. I
had missed my train and
started late so it took longer
than I thought.’
It took him around two
hours. ‘The tide had moved
too much to swim back to
Canvey so I was kayaking
anyway. They interviewed us