30/08/2026
Sat here this evening listening to the beautiful sound of rain pattering on a steel roof, and it reminded me of a moment from yesterday. ♥️
We were rigging up our rain cover, which involved attaching a plastic sheet to the handrail on the water side of Beanie.
Enter the Co-Pilot.
This woman.
The NON-SWIMMER on the team.
Yes. You read that correctly. The woman who cannot swim looked at a wet, slippery gunwale above several feet of canal water and apparently thought, “Yep. I’ll do that.” 🤦♀️🤣
Meanwhile, presumably, the person who CAN swim was safely taking photographs.
There are a million little reasons why I love this woman. Her courage, her determination, the way she just gets on with things… and the fact that she will apparently risk an unscheduled dip in the Wyrley & Essington because the cheese needed to stay dry. 🧀🤣
If you’re ever in any doubt about who my hero is…
It’s her. Always her. ♥️
Although next time, I’m attaching the bloody sheet.