Hitchin Lido

My son has joined me for another challenging trip to Hitchin. The 30 odd mile cycle ride is worth it for the first dive in to the clear blue lido waters. It's 20 odd degrees, there's hardly anybody here, madness.

I'm challenged to a frontcrawl and a breaststroke race. I won't say who won. We practice our dives, I'm outclassed in every department. Later we visit the lido cafe and  dine on the worst food that Hertfordshite has to offer. I just hope that the profits from our 'meal' go to supporting this place and not some greedy business person.

At 6pm we mount our gorgeous bikes and our tired legs pedal for home. We get as far as Welwyn Garden City and jump on a London bound train just as the heavens open.