Where Are You Going? Cold water, childhood friends, and fishing

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1:37Hello, it's Fern here, popping into your feed with something really cool today, actually. It's an episode of a podcast I absolutely adore. And if you love Happy Place, I think you might just love this one too. Where Are You Going is a podcast all about connecting with strangers. Catherine Carr stops strangers as they're out and about, literally just accosts random people on the street. It's brilliant. And asks them, where are you going? From that simple question, we get to hear the most gorgeous and unexpected stories. Some are funny and loving. Others are really moving and shocking. For Catherine, listening to people talking about their lives makes her genuinely happier.

2:21There's something so magical about those fleeting moments of intimacy and connection. So here it is, an episode of Where Are You Going, just for you. I wonder if it might encourage you to stop and talk to people more today.

2:39Thanks.

2:43Do you remember how cold it was this February? The willows on the banks of the River Cam in Grantchester were frozen solid and white. I took my microphone and my dog Pepper out for a frosty walk.

3:01Morning. Hello. I make a podcast called Where Are You Going? I'm recording. I was just wondering where you're going although I think I know. Well we have been swimming so we're now going for a walk to warm up and it's about how cold is it? Is it minus two minus three? I'm not sure. It's above freezing we don't know. It was fresh. It's probably about three or four probably. Is it a regular thing you do? Yeah yeah. What is it every morning? Every Sunday. Every Sunday morning. And what is it about it you like? We love the nature we love the company and it's actually quite a nice swim once you're in.

3:38it's really a big great thing it gives you a kick in a way that sort of an all swim doesn't so when did you start i only started in the summer so i've i've got used to it as it's got colder but some of these guys two years ago we started about two years ago yeah and what made you start was it a pandemic thing i think some of them did but i've always liked swimming outside um uh taking any opportunity you can to get in the water somewhere so the fact i had some friends who'd started doing it during the pandemic i joined them and i think we all yeah well i i was i've heard that it can reduce the risk of dementia to start with and i hope my dad had dementia but um it's just lovely i love it yeah it's funny that isn't it i'm not not funny but the dementia thing but like it's a frightening thing dementia and i i think when you get older yourself you cling at things to prevent getting poorly in ways that you start to see people getting poorly but preventing dementia usually is the same as preventing lots of other other physical health problems and and mental health problems as well and and your just general well-being so i think it's it's all of it rather than just one thing yes and people talk about the sort of clarifying of going in cold water it's lovely this morning it's really lovely it's really still we were here last week and the river was really fast it was actually really hard work you couldn't move because you were literally against the current where it is today.

5:04And also it's really quiet and I think the sound is so lovely. That makes it just a really nice experience. And the birds. Sometimes in the summer we have a kingfisher, something alongside us. And then there's the heron, we've got the swans. So you do feel very close to nature when you're here. It's magical. Thank you for talking. See you then. Yeah, bye. One peps.

5:43morning it's a bit cold I make a podcast where I ask people where they're going oh I nearly walked into a rod I was just wondering you're not really going anywhere at the moment but you might be We're going over to, we're going to walk, we started at the Red Lion and then we'll walk all the way down to the river and then we'll probably nip through down to the Newnham and then fish the river there and then we'll head all the way back up to the car again. So tell me, in temperatures like this, is it good fishing? For pike fishing it is good because they're like explosive fish, all their power comes, they sit in little eddies which are still parts of the water and then they just use explosive instant power.

6:30So if you fish for them when the weather's too warm, they tire out quickly. So you really shouldn't fish for them. When it gets past April, April time, yeah, really. So it's more for the fish care as well because you don't want to get a fish out, put it on the bank and then it be putting it back in the water. When it's knackered, you want to get it out quickly, unhook it and get it back safely. How long have you been fishing? I've been fishing since I was five years old. Who taught you all of this? My dad taught me fishing to start with, and then after that I just sort of carried it on myself really, and then me and the boys started carp fishing during lockdown because it was one of the activities we could do.

7:12So we started then, and then in the winter it's good to come pike fishing, and then in the summer we go carp fishing. What is it about fishing that you like? because obviously it's got you out of bed on a cold one. Yeah, we've been in the river. I've been in the river in my waders. It's just the outdoors more than anything and the thrill of, it's like a bit of a sort of hunter-gatherer thing really, isn't it? So I think in all of us we have it, in all humans I think has it secretly tucked away somewhere until then you start doing it and it's just the thrill of the bite really. And when you're not being a hunter-gatherer on the weekend, what do you do?

7:49I'm a painter and decorator. So you're an out-and-about busy boy. Yeah, I'm out-and-about all the time, really. So when you say you and the boys, how do you know these two? We all went to school together, so we've known each other for years. So this is Billy and that's Ben. So these boys, Bill's been pike fishing before. Ben, you're a bit of a newbie, aren't you, to pike fishing? So we're hoping he'll catch one today. So what were you like at school then, Billy, Ben and...? Oh, Chris. Sorry, I didn't even introduce myself. We were the flowerpot man. Yeah, Bill and Ben, the flowerpot man, yeah.

8:25Were you naughty boys or good boys, cheeky boys? A bit of both. We tried to be good. How have you stayed friends? What's the key to long friendship? I don't know, really. I'd just say, I don't know, staying in touch with each other. And I think a lot of it comes from when you're younger as well, knocking about when you're younger and stuff, doesn't it? And then, yeah, I don't know. I suppose it's just staying in contact as well is a big thing. And plus we all live quite locally to each other. And it's nice to fish on your own sometimes, but it's nicer to have a bit of a social aspect to it because we can have a little laugh.

9:01And then we're going to the Green Man in Trumpington for a nice roast to warm us up. That's a pretty nice Sunday, isn't it? So tell me about, if you've been friends for a long time, life is ups and downs. You must have helped each other through stuff. Yeah, I mean, yeah, that's what I mean. and it's like everyone goes through things in their life, don't they? Where you have your ups and downs, especially with the climate recently, with, like, COVID and stuff like that. It's always been a bit hard on everyone, really, isn't it? But, yeah, it's like I say, it's a phone call here and there, if I answer the phone.

9:33When I'm being a hermit. But, yeah, it's just having each other's backs and being able to talk to each other and stuff like that, really. What's the biggest scrape you've had to help each other out of? Oh, God. I don't know if you'll be able to publish them.

9:52I've been set on fire, put it that way. You've been set on fire? Yeah, I've been set on fire playing with petrol when I was a kid. Oh, watch out. I'm sorry. Yeah, I've been set on fire. I've nearly been run over. Well, I did get basically run over, but I may have get them lures out of the way of the dog. Yeah, I don't know, really. That's a bit of a tough one. I've had a few scrapes and incidents. He's the man you want to talk to about scrapes.

10:23He's had a few. I'm going to let you... The dogs are after your fishing stuff. What's your podcast? What will it be called? It'll be called Where Are You Going. Where Are You Going. I'll write it down and then I can come and have a check every now and again. Thank you. Okay, you too. I hope you catch something.

10:44Where Are You Going? with me, Catherine Carr, is brought to you by the team at Loftus Media. The music has been composed by Edwin Pearson. If you like these episodes, please subscribe to Where Are You Going and share them with someone else who likes podcasts. Because when you click into these stories, you just never know. Well, how absolutely gorgeous was that? Just the most beautiful idea. Catherine, thank you so much for sharing that with the Happy Place community. We so appreciate it. And if you love that episode, you can find a back catalogue of over 100 episodes wherever you're listening to this right now.

11:22New episodes are released every Tuesday and Friday. You can follow the show on Instagram. It's at whereareyougoingpodcast. And you can get in touch with Catherine on X. She's at Catherine E. Carr. I'll catch you in a few days with a new episode of Happy Place. I love you all. Bye.

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