Downstream

get on the boat. I say no,
because I’m expecting us all
to have a nice lie-down. But
several of the group are
laughing and taking off their
wetsuits for the final swim.
That was my intention, to
swim in the Thames as
naturally as possible, but I
think the wetsuit is the only
thing that will keep me going.
A man on the bank comes up
to the fence and asks, ‘are
you doing this for charity?’