Nathalie
in einer kleinen Bucht nahe Sandyhills
The
Solway at low water is a vast expanse of mudflats and quicksands
across
which it is possible, with local knowledge,
to
walk or ride from England to Scotland.
But
the incoming tides, known as the "White Steeds of Solway",
are
rapid and fierce, reaching
speeds of 8 knots,
and
can be heard approaching by shore dwellers twenty
miles distant.
The
race is fast enough to overtake a galloping horse,
and
many were the travellers drowned in the "Sulwath"
on
a mistimed return from the Cumberland fairs.
Blazing Paddles by
Brian Wilson
