Well, it had been ages. And if I’m being honest I’d got used to the shallow comfort of a waterfall. Where you can see that there are no fish. No big ones at least anyway. But we were seeking convenience today, because it was Boxing Day. And by convenience I mean the nearby Boat House. We’d been last year after a winter dip and there was a guy playing live, Pogue-esqe, right up our street. We were hoping for more of the same. 

Waterhead at Monk Coniston,

Borrans Park, Ambleside, Lake District

Crook 'o Lune, The Lune Valley, Halton, Lancashire

Cockshott Point, Lake Windermere, December 2022

Brown Howe, Coniston Water, South West Lakes, November 2022

The water appeared pretty calm, but as we made our way in it felt a lot stronger, and being dragged downstream felt like a distinct possibility again.