SWEET THAMES

 

I have rediscovered The Thames which is on my own back doorstep. 

I have joined the local fishing club, called the Swindon Golden Carp Angling Association. The clubs fishing rights are just downstream from Cricklade. The idea with fishing on a river, where there are fish is to catch some fish. I’d be grateful for just one fish. 

 

It was a lovely evening, I set forth with my friend Chris, an experienced fisherman, By way of example last time we went out, two weeks ago, he landed four good sized carp before I made my first cast. Never mind.

 

This evening neither of us caught any fish.  Actually Chris caught a small Dace. There are  Roach, Perch, Gudgeon, Chub, Trout and Dace in this part of the Thames. 

 

I am no stranger to piscatorial ineptitude; however it did not spoil our appreciation of a lovely evening by the river. Enjoy short film with sickly soundtrack.

 

SALT WATER 

 

The Language Of The Sea/Billie Oliver

Just Keep Swimming is a blog chronicling Billie Oliver’s open water swimming journey from there to here. She writes sparingly, about once every six months. Each post is a treat; descriptive prose, with quotes, music tracks and enlightening facts embroidered, throughout her posts.

The wonderful thing is that one can go swimming with Billie without getting wet.

Recommended: You can enjoy Just Keep Swimming from this link