Celebratory birthday swims at Kings Edwards Bay are clearly catching on. YC saw in his birthday with a morning dip - and very pleasant it was too. For readers wondering just how many years young he was - click on the photo below.
Today he achieved a swimming first: in company with Chris Smith he swam from King Edwards Bays to the Long Sands. Conditions were perfect - a flat calm and a high tide. The visibility was great - with all the rocks and seaweed on view. Unlike the morning dip, YC and Chris were attired in full wetsuits. Chris wore a snorkel and flippers, while YC opted for goggles and front crawl. Apart from a few gentle waves around Sharpness Point, the sea was calm and the swimming enjoyable. It beats a pool any day and, what's more, it's free.
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For those who prefer a slightly swifter mode of transport to swimming, you could:
- check out Concord at Manchester Airport
- go on a steam train on the Settle to Carlisle Railway
Tim & Gill Walker have been doing both - see below. Lest readers think that they live their life exclusively in the fast lane, YC hastens to point out that Tim & Gill also climbed Cartmell Fell in the Lake District. There was a welcome seat on the top, where Tim was delighted to rest his weary limbs.
