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.
I have just returned from a turn around the lake in my kayak this morning and witnessed the most glorious sunrise. It was just like any other, yet it was made special by the fact that the sun has been absent from our skies for so long. I was out by Storrs Temple, a welcome distance swimming landmark, when the sunlight flooded over the fells from the east - I had to stop and take a moment to bask in it, letting the warmth bathe my face; what a gift!