This morning I went out and looked across the Channel. Cathi and I met an Irish swimmer, Colin who is scheduled to swim early tomorrow morning. We looked out and saw France from Varne Ridge. It was beautiful. I counted 9 freighters out there in the channel. It was a total dream.
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| You can see France if the conditions are just right from Varne-Ridge. Beautiful morning! |
The water was relatively flat with only a slight breeze. As we waded in I was very surprised how warm it was. I took a temp on my way back with my watch and it read 64f. After the first lap (35 minutes), I went for another.
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| The salt taste here is "smooth" compared to GSL. |
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| Capt Webb Memorial overlooking Dover Harbor where many channel swimmers train. |
Having a great time! It is like a dream being here. I've envisioned this moment for a long time and it is fulfilling all my expectations.
Weather looks fairly good for Thursday.
Total: @ 2 miles in 1:10
7 comments:
I love the updates. Can't wait to watch the swim in real time. So proud of you Gordon! Glad you are having fun.
Very Exciting.. Thanks for the updates!
Get it Gords!
Sounds awesome! Keep the updates coming.
glad to hear you're having fun and getting settled... Good luck when the big moment comes!!! We'll be rooting for you way out here in California :)
The crazy thing is, Webb did the whole thing while breaststroking. And a crappy version of the breaststroke, no less. The first traditional "crawl" swimmer to cross was Trudy Ederle decades later. The other four males before her only used the trudgeon and sidestroke.
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