Saturday sink
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 8:24 pm
Boggy Man probably does it better but for what it's worth this is my Saturday outing
The recent heatwave-up to 80F-set me thinking about a nice sink so I got my hot weather gear in the car & set off with a promising forecast to encourage me.First thing was I ran into a thunderstorm-pouring rain & wind. Nearly turned back but ran out of the storm & soon a hot sun was out.Parked the car& changed into old jeans & tee shirt & set off to walk to my chosen clay pit.Walked thro'a field with some charming foals in it & a big Fallow buck,this place is happily well secluded.Got to my sinking site but found the bottom pond was full of water so went up to a settling pond about 20x75 yds size. Changed into speedos, hid my clothes & was ready
I knew this pond was soft but not how deep so got myself onto a bank 2ft up & jumped out as far as I could.Loud splosh & I was up to my armpits.That was fun so I struggled out via a sort of ledge in the ooze & did it again-shoulder deep that time- & then set out to explore .Nessie is so right, nothing beats a workout in mud & I slid & crawled & floundered over most of that pond. Some parts were knee deep but with a soft bottom, other places any depth you like.I went neck deep several times & found no firm footing & the whole pond was soft clay like cold custard in which I rolled & squirmed.If I stood up from lying in the ooze I sank sort of waist deep but as soon as I moved I went down & a series of struggles & heaves had me right in to any depth I wanted.I hadn't got a tube else I could tell you just how deep it was but it was deeper than I am!!
The recent heatwave-up to 80F-set me thinking about a nice sink so I got my hot weather gear in the car & set off with a promising forecast to encourage me.First thing was I ran into a thunderstorm-pouring rain & wind. Nearly turned back but ran out of the storm & soon a hot sun was out.Parked the car& changed into old jeans & tee shirt & set off to walk to my chosen clay pit.Walked thro'a field with some charming foals in it & a big Fallow buck,this place is happily well secluded.Got to my sinking site but found the bottom pond was full of water so went up to a settling pond about 20x75 yds size. Changed into speedos, hid my clothes & was ready
I knew this pond was soft but not how deep so got myself onto a bank 2ft up & jumped out as far as I could.Loud splosh & I was up to my armpits.That was fun so I struggled out via a sort of ledge in the ooze & did it again-shoulder deep that time- & then set out to explore .Nessie is so right, nothing beats a workout in mud & I slid & crawled & floundered over most of that pond. Some parts were knee deep but with a soft bottom, other places any depth you like.I went neck deep several times & found no firm footing & the whole pond was soft clay like cold custard in which I rolled & squirmed.If I stood up from lying in the ooze I sank sort of waist deep but as soon as I moved I went down & a series of struggles & heaves had me right in to any depth I wanted.I hadn't got a tube else I could tell you just how deep it was but it was deeper than I am!!