Pete is the Adventure Swimming Director at Swim the Lakes in Ambleside, they are the pioneers of guided swimming trips and adventure swimming holidays in the Lakes. They also run beginner’s courses and sell all the gear at www.swimthelakes. co.uk.
It’s been a mild and wet winter. Th e soil is heavy and the mosses are bright and dripping and the lakes are the colour of old, beaten pewter - not so inviting. Yet the hints of spring’s impeding arrival are a keen spur to those with an attachment to the seasons, drawing us outside despite the weather.