Went in the water at around 06 30 BST so it was a completely different experience in daylight vs the velvety darkness of the first leg. Water temp is still a 'balmy' 16 degrees and the washing-machine effect from the cross-channel ferries was manageable. (Surreal though doing our Channel thang amidst a backdrop of many many extremely large ships.)
Best news though is that after Dan's second leg we are now lead Channel boat overall. Given, that as I mentioned, there's enough crossings today to end up as a E4 documentary (not very good but with a hook, none-the-less); this is no mean feat. I have some very good news of my own which I'm looking forward to sharing with the 1 18 deniers ...
Dan is still feeling sick. Actually the only time he's not being sick is when he's in the water. This means that he is sticking food down his pants, as the Channel is the only place where he's not ill ... You see, that's the magic of La Manche, my friends. Of course this means that the galley-full room of provisions is somewhat superfluous, especially as it is not only Dan that has failed to make inroads on his Pot Noodles. Tragically this over capitalisation on our carb loaded victuals has meant that we have no sleeping quarters and are forced to sit on deck, chewing the fat and choosing the silliest team name available. We haven't got very far with this, so any suggestions gratefully received.
The weather is still mild and grey but there is (honestly !) a shaft of light, bursting through the clouds, over one section of the beach at Cap Gris Nez, so Tom is going to kick on and save us going round the rotation again. We are now around 3 and a half hours or so from France, all being well.
Finally, no. We're not swimming back. It was mooted at one point and we were totally up for it. On reflection, we're not totally crushed by the fact that we don't have to spend another fourteen hours straight without sleep, oh and with a couple of little swims thrown in. No, not totally crushed to be within touching distance of the first glass of celebratory champagne ...
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