Rowing

Yesterday we went rowing. We found out we could borrow a small boat at a nature reserve near the farm where we do our conservation work. They are fairly small boats, officially room for five, but I’m not sure I’d like to be on board with five people. This time it was the two of us and a camera.

It was a bit chilly, but not too bad for rowing. It was interesting to see the fields and the birds from this different perspectiv. Low down, looking up. The birds were wiling to let us come a lot nearer than they would if we were walking, so a good opportunity for taking pictures. Hard to keep the boat still though.

What surprised me was that rowing was so easy. I hadn’t done it since I was a child and I had this small inflatable dinghy, but I still knew how to do it. Maybe it is one of those things you don’t forget, like swimming. I managed to keep us more or less steady and heading in the right direction. And I actually enjoyed myself.