by Tony Papard » Sun Jul 15, 2007 12:50 am
I always stay within my depth at the seashore. Ever since foolishly bathing when the red flags were out in Lloret-di-Mar in Catalonia, Spain in 1992. I almost convinced myself red flags in Catalonia just meant Socialist Revolution not dangerous sea, but just to be sure I made certain I went in for my 'dip' near the lifeguards' hut.
I soon got into difficulties, finding I was swimming against the tide and couldn't get back to the shore, or even back to my depth. It was really scary. What was more, in the rough sea I was scared of being dashed against some jagged rocks.
I waved and shouted 'Help!' for the first time in my life, and my friend Brian, who was listening to my Walkman thru earphones, thought I was just waving and waved back smiling idiotically! 'Take the earphones off, you bloody fool, or I'm gonna drown!'
Then a big hunky lifeguard dove in to save me. But if I hoped he'd put his arms around me, swim me to the shore and then give me the kiss of life I was sadly mistaken. All he grabbed hold of was my thumb, told me to swim alongside him at an angle to the shore, and that wey we got back safely. He then scolded me for being so stupid as to go in when the red flags were out.
I also like swimming in any natural water, such as a couple of lakes/ponds in London parks where swimming is allowed. Nobody raised any objections at these places to women taking their tops off, it has become more or less the norm in the past 20 years or so.
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