Downstream

swim, although the further
out we go the water feels
colder and that’s a relief.
Now I’m reassured by the
presence of the others: Iain is
on my right, in his bright cap
and goggles, the two Janes
are ahead. One of them races
off and I follow, but still it’s a
bit of a battle. Then at last we
get to the Crowstone and at
once I’m thrust up against it:
there is nowhere to cling, it’s
so wide I can’t grasp it. So I