final days of summer

Maybe I am being greedy, but after such a wonderful long, proper summer (ie one with sunshine), I've been feeling a bit down about the sudden change to gloom and chill of the past couple of weeks, so when the forecast was for better weather last weekend, I wanted to make the most of it with a swimming day trip!
I had been recommended on the Outdoor Swimming Forum on Facebook, to check out a tidal pool in Essex, called Woodup.  Looking the area at the map is fascinating enough, it has the feel of being the ends of the country, a place where nobody ventures to!  So we decided Sunday would be a good day for an adventure to the depths of Essex.


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