Monday, June 13, 2022

"The Beach in The Sky ": I swim in Gaddings Dam above Todmorden.

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https://zimnoch.smugmug.com/GATTINGS-DAM/

 


 

Me and Chris went up to Gaddings Dam this morning. It is 80 feet above sea level and 60 miles inland ,at Lumbutts village near Todmorden .The highest Beach in the UK. Bloody Cold! I started off more "Power Paddling" than "Power Swimming" but I eventually got my modesty wet.. Some detail about Gaddings here all audio is , of course, Neil Young! 

 Didn't I Tell You The Sky Was About To Rain ?

2 comments:

Kristin said...

As soon as I saw that first photo, I thought that water is COLD.

Bravo for going into it.

tony said...

It was freezing!Good for the Soul?

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