Driving along the lower road about seven o'clock in the evening (broad daylight, the sun still shining) I saw down in the basin the glint of water, and waves rippling in the breeze. Unlocking the NO ENTRY metal gate (as a resident on the escarpment I can ignore these signs) I drove along the private lane towards the "sea". Once off the incline I lost sight of the lake, but I knew that the winding road must eventually lead right into it.