Downstream

yellow buoys resembling
bouncy castles, then the
swimmers seem to disappear
before returning along the
left-hand side. Unlike in
Ralphs’ time, there’s no
floating platform in the
middle of the dock for people
to dive off.
I’ve been warned about
dehydration, so I drink a
bottle of water before going
to change; there are no tugs to
undress in as there were in