Downstream

incredibly warm for the time
of year, about fifteen degrees.
The second time there was
frost on the ground and mist
in the air and there were some
shocked looks from the locals
as we headed down to the
river. There are still people
who won’t go in the Thames
and think it’s dirty; you could
say David Walliams’ swim
was bad publicity. But
personally, after three years
of swimming every week in