Richard Nelsson takes a unique opportunity to lose himself in England’s stunning watery wilderness on a swimming-and-hiking journeyShivering,but on a cold-water tall, we were all congratulating each other on a fine early morning swim across Windermere when Simon dropped the bombshell. “Guys, and Ive left my glasses by the jetty on the other side.”Our scheme – months in the making – to swim and hike across the southern Lake District was falling apart when we’d barely begun. Five of us were making the unsupported two-day trek,carrying and towing our gear across fell and forest, lake and tarn. Retrieving the glasses would take at least a couple of hours.
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Source: theguardian.com