Charlestown Harbour

As is Boxing Day tradition Mum and Pete were going to watch the charity sea swim at Charlestown.
I just couldn’t resist packing my swim stuff in order to make the decision whether to take part or not. However on arriving in Charlestown the conditions were perfect albeit an extremely low tide so I paid my £10, filled in a liability form and went for a coffee with my participators wrist band firmly stuck on.
More and more people arrived wearing all their winter coats and boots making it feel colder than it actually was.
Soon it was time to strip off and head down into the harbour - at this point I realised I had left my swim shorts at home so bikini it was... and K’s woolly hat for good measure!!
There were definitely significantly more spectators than swimmers but there was a camaraderie between us In various states of dress/undress standing in the sun in the harbour.
After a safety briefing it was a walk to the sea before the hooter went off and in we went! We had to stay in for 2 mins until the hooter resounded by which time I was enjoying it so much that I didn’t want to come out of the water!!! It was beautiful.
Back up the harbour we all went feeling quite exhilarated before trying to find somewhere slightly private to put some warm dry clothes on.... I tried behind the ambulance but it really was less than private!
Half an hour later and the rain came in and the sky was so grey it looked like a totally different day. The weather gods had definitely blessed us earlier.Read more