Well worth the money.-

While walking through the park, we stopped by the pond to watch some children who were sailing model boats.







There were so many boats in the pond that morning that quite a few people had gathered on the Banks  to see them.






Suddenly, someone shouted, There is a man in the pond!





We looked up and sure enough, a man's head could just be seen on the other side of the pond.






The man appeared to be swimmming vigorously and was coming straight towards us.





'He must be crazy' a Young man said 'I wouldn't dive into that pond for a fortune. And anyway it must be freezing cold'




The brackish water of the pond was certainly not inviting.




As it was still early March, the water must certainly have been very cold.





After a short time, the man approached the bank. The water was very shallow, so he walked the last few yards.





We were astonished to see that he was fully dressed.





Nice swim?  the Young man asked.



Nice swim my foot !!! the man remarked irritably. 'It is freezing. I did it for a bet !