At last ....

... I made it to the outdoor lido at Woburn for a swim for the first time this year. After a normal morning at work I headed home to change and then enjoyed an empty pool for half an hour and was then joined by four others for the next hour. On the one hand, I've been really yearning to get into the water in the open air this summer but rather oddly have been putting it off, not least because it is a 25 minute drive to get there. But it was worth the drive and I must do it more often.

It's a beautiful spot, most relaxing and I took it slowly, floating on my back watching the birds, planes and clouds and blocking out the rest of the world and doing a few lengths too but at a very gentle pace. The cap worked on the whole but I think I'll get some ear plugs too. The goggles were fine.

I then dried off, enjoyed some sun on the side and headed home still in my bathers and towel for the evening. Now that I've made the effort, I'll be going back there weekly I hope.