Up till now I had been very lucky with the weather. Everyone had said that it was unusual to have such a hot, sunny spell this early in the year. Now, a fine but constant rain was falling. The clouds were low and did not look likely to move. I knew I should hurry to catch the ferry but there was no other traffic on the road and I stopped by a boat-house on the lake shore. I slid down the wet grass with my digital video camera and tripod