First of the season

I was so excited about this morning's swim, I was wide awake and reading my boom at 4.30am. Just as well JT was in London...

I picked up H at 5.30am and we headed to see if the loch was open for swimming on a Tuesday instead of the usual days. Indeed it was. The air was calm, the sun was shining, a swan nearly landed on us, but nothing interfered with the chi. So good to be back in the water. Perfect.

I didn't manage to swim all that far, maybe 1km and a little achy in the shoulder by the end, so I shrugged off the wetsuit For a few minutes just for the cold anti-inflammatory effect. And the fun