A short, short swim. It felt cold, even though it was fine yesterday. The sky was grey with scudding clouds, and the tide low, though coming in slowly up the inlet.

The road down to the small secluded bay, stopped suddenly and a clamber down to barnacle-encrusted rocks which plunged into the green of the sea. I stood for a few minutes wondering whether or not to plunge in. Eventually did so and it was stimulating, but didn’t stay in long, as I was a bit chicken..!

Getting out was painful and got a few marks on hands and knees. Even the limpets had barnacles.

Today Andy and I were married 30 years ago. He watched over me as I swam and was so patient and kind. He is my rock, as he sat on the rocks today and all these years that have gone by…