24 little hours…Also a much better camera and lens; light; weather…I could go on. Suffice to say walking along the River Trent at Sawley this afternoon was a much more pleasant experience than yesterday in the damp, strangely warm atmosphere.

We also saw what warm weather does to what I am assuming were otherwise sensible people – it seems to fry their brain. For those of you who do not know the River Trent is a major river that runs through much of the midlands of England. It really is a deep, fast flowing river that you really should treat with respect and if you should venture out then onto the surface with a boat then perhaps at least wear a life jacket?

Not perhaps on a paddle board with no safety equipment at all. But what do I know I’m only a land loving old fart. I would like to say that these were two idiot lads trying to prove something. That is very sexist of me as these two people paddling away are women. They did make it across safely but it was an accident waiting to happen.