TALES FROM UP NORTH
Dare we say that Spring has arrived – now that The Beast from the East has had its way with us? The daffodils are out and they have joined the snowdrops and crocus to make the Lakes an even more beautiful place to be; my winter blues have been borne away at last. All life here seems renewed along with the urge to swim. The need to swim.
This need to swim must be tempered with common sense at this time of year. Without detracting from the wild and adventurous nature of our swimming, we can make our forays out into cold water safe and relatively risk free. Many of you will be heading out into the water for the first time, or the first time in a long time and I’d like to pass on some tips that I’ve learnt the hard way, and that I hope make me a much safer swimmer.