River Skirth at Billinghay ... swimming spot potential?Hello! Enjoyed a swim at Bourne last night with Sandra - big raindrops falling on our heads and around us - lovely! I'd had a headache since midday and my drive down to Rutland for a meeting - after diving in the cool water I immediately felt refreshed. Arrived earlier than Sandra so sneaked in a few lengths on my own - heard her before I saw her! We really wanted to get on the inflatable for the under 14's fun night.
Okay - here's advance news of our August Challenge - Swim Across London. Mais Oui! And we will have Sylvie the French Femme to join us so we are going global. I've contacted a choice few wild women who I think will be up for this. Let us know if you want to join in - eithfor all, some or one of the swims - towel holders and tea fetchers also welcome, oh and photo takers too. Wednesday 4th August is the date and it will be an early start and late finish. We'll definitely do Tooting Bec and Hampstead Ponds and we should do Uxbridge since it's just been renovated back to its original glory. Watch this space for the itineray.
Driving home last night I went past our native village of Billinghay in the fens - mist was rising off the fields and I stopped to have a look at the River Skirth for swimming potential - water level high and mud level high too! Ah memories of sitting on the river bank watching the coaches going to the coast ..... wow what entertainment we had ... good job we had the swimming pool - and it's still going strong. Brilliant. http://www.billinghaypool.blogspot.com/ But of course there were the pubs too - Coach and Horses hasn't changed much. Last time I was in there I was asked to leave for 'laughing' (or taking the p*** I imagine).
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Lovely blog! Thanks for making me laugh after a dull dull day pounding my keyboard.
Where on earth did you take the piccy of the Skirth? I really hope we can find a more appealing spot for our Summer Solstice Swim - been trying all day to track down a potentially swimmable section in the Lymn, Bain or Lud - lovely Wolds streams so may get a paddle...?
Can you drive around and do a bit of research Nic?
Eeeh I'm on to it - we must do the solstice swim - meridian line or midnight in the sea. We need some depth though and we may struggle with that in the Lud ... signing off x
Eeeh I'm on to it - we must do the solstice swim - meridian line or midnight in the sea. We need some depth though and we may struggle with that in the Lud ... signing off x
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