I’ve not been on a pedalo for a long time. The last time I remember was on a holiday to Ibiza in the late 1990s. My son was around four years old at the time and came for a ride on the padalo with me. Four year olds are not much help when it comes to powering the pedalo, and I was absolutely exhausted before too long.

After a while I remember becoming quite concerned at how far we were from the shore – it was probably 100 metres at most (if that), but I became aware how deep the water beneath us was getting, and also that the surface was no longer flat, but now had a swell that would raise us up and down noticeably. Again, probably not a huge concern, but something that suddenly plants itself at the front of your mind when you’re responsible for you child.

In the end I set off back for the beach and everything was fine, but it’s amazing how quickly fear can rise.

Olympus Trip 35 & Colorplus. Lab developed. Home scanned and converted with Negative Lab Pro.

Taken 7 May 2023.