Downstream

swimming and she’s not
wearing a wetsuit. Others
arrive and there is a general
feeling of anticipation. Our
swim guides are Yolande
Joubert, an Australian, and
former beach lifeguard
Eleanor Selby who has been a
competitive pool swimmer.
They offer us tea, coffee,
juice, biscuits and nuts, and
ask, ‘you have all eaten,
haven’t you?’ Then our pre-
tour briefing begins and we