Final preparations are under way as we speak. John and his crew are currently polishing the swimming shorts and hat and de-fogging the goggles before they tuck themselves into bed at 7pm!!! This will be their last sleep before John throws himself into a cold sea for a gruelling swim to France.
The photo above is Shakespeare's Beach where John will be leaving in the early hours of tomorrow morning. John will need to get into the water around 3am in order to work with the tides. This means that the first few hours of the swim will be in darkness with the boat guiding him. However the majority of the swim will be done in daylight and this will help John motivate himself through the tough hours.
The starting point of the swim is Shakespeare's Beach but he will have to take the boat from the marina in Dover in order to get to the beach. He will then have to swim from the boat to the shore and then start the official swim! He will have to cover his whole body in lanolin on the boat before he leaves for the shore.
This blog will be updated on an hourly basis tomorrow to let you know how John is doing. Robbie and JJ will be recording the event from the boat and his fans in West Cork will be wishing him well from a distance.
5 comments:
Good luck tomorrow John.
Will keep watching for the regular updates. /padraig d
Tomorrow is the day of reckoning John, we know you can do it. Afterwards we can compare notes about
the cold. OK????? Ha! ha! ha!
All the best.
Patricia & Neilie
The Captain, Crew and passengers in Rath N.S., wish you the best of luck - will be closely following your progress
MJC
Good luck John. WATCH OUT FOR SHARKS!
Pat Bailey
Good luck John. We're thinking of you every stroke of the way.
Carol and the sycp gang
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