Grey skies and grey, transparent water, fill this small cove, with smooth stones on the beach and craggy headlands on both sides. A gentle breeze from the sea, keeps the temperature cool and invigorating. The water gets deep quickly making a great swimming location, and the surface is almost flat with hardly noticeable ripples that break imperceptibly on the flat, grey pebbles.

Striking out into the water, the deep fisherman’s green hold the usual attraction. The sheer enjoyment of the watery refreshment, sweeps away restriction and difficulty. Swimming feels powerful and the sense of freedom is motivating. I swam across the cove to a small beach on the opposite shore, then returned. It seems easy to swim in these conditions, and builds confidence to go out deeper and farther.

I just turn around in the water and watch my feet flip up as they defy the usual gravity and obey new rules in the green deep. Then, the water from the heavens decided to meet the water on the earth..