On my cycle home I was crossing over an old stone bridge that spans a tranquil section of the River Almond, when I encountered a young man paddling a coracle.  I stopped and shouted down to him. He said he was taking it for a test paddle. I said it was a very classic monk thing to be doing. He said 'Yes, it's very zen,'. He said he got it on ebay. £40. It was broken. He repaired it. He hadn't fallen in yet. He is going to take it fishing.