Giles's Swim for Charity

[trail and arrow]

congrats G,
you making me jealous!
going for a swim tomorrow,
still no wetsuit,
and will freeze like a penguin.

[rocket]

proud of you….

[Giles]

It was @Alex 's birthday yesterday.  Far too much beer, wine and curry was consumed.  I needed a little help this morning, so I did a 1 hour swim…  Felt almost human afterwards....

[Snowy]

swimming off a hangover sounds like my idea of a nightmare?!

[Giles]

It's local radio, so forgive it…..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p027j6vv

[rocket]

getting close…. hope know you are ready…

[Giles]

The first of the two Low Pressure Systems (equals shite weather) is now over us, but still looking good for tomorrow. Going to be an interesting swim this afternoon, when our swimming speed is measured to work out which of the 5 groups we will be placed in. My money is on me making it into the duffers group….

[Giles]

Precautions taken, wetsuit pimped…

[Anesthetist]

Rofl, nice one but did you have to have it printed on the ass?

[Giles]

That was the chest, I did take the precaution of printing it on my ass too:

[Giles]

http://dailynews.openwaterswimming.com/2014/10/swimmers-stoked-for-solent-swim.html

[Seul]

Best of luck, G!.. May the ghosts of many frisky dolphins swim with you.

[Giles]

OK.  So the training swim was 2Kms.  I managed it in 48 mins.  I am in the second of 4 groups to start.

The slowest group start 1st, then a little while later my group starts then the next 2 groups start staggered behind us.

The idea is that we all get to the main shipping lane at about the same time.  We then cross the shipping lane as one group.

Once the other side of the shipping lane it will probably be every man (and his kayaker) for himself…

[Simon]

What time are you due to launch tomorrow?

[Giles]

I will be at GAFIRS at 10:30.  I think they throw me in at 11:30…....

[Giles]

And pics from today…

Got to swim to there tomorrow…

But don't want that barging into the gig…

[Seul]

Paula… My oh my that Paula... 

[passthestripe]

Brilliant, get a good sleep and best of luck for tomorrow!

[Snowy]

Go get em tiger, else you'll have Paula to explain to

[rocket]

swim like a bird and fly like a fish, may the waves with you….