Downstream

be dragged under it by the
current, where there are
mussels, barnacles and shell-
fish, in which case ‘you
wouldn’t have much skin
left,’ says Richard calmly,
‘and you will bleed because
barnacles release an enzyme
that stops blood from
clotting’. Then there are
sunbathers who ‘cook
themselves’ all day in the
sun, as well as having a few
drinks, jump into cold water