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5 days to go…
Having been off the sauce for some time I hit the
bottle last night; oh dear! Let’s just
say an incident at work with a member of staff letting me down very badly made
me turn to the bottle! Two cold beers
and two very large whiskeys later I was more relaxed with life. Sleep was fine (I wonder why!), but the head
and stomach were a tad shaky this morning.
Definitely the last drink until the swim is over.
The sea this morning was nicely warm at 16.4
degrees; actually felt warm for the first time this year. A very low tide and a very high sand bank let
me stand with both feet flat on the ground and the sea only to my chest right
next to the second buoy; that has never happened before – was I perhaps in a
state of such peace and calm that I floated up without realising? Despite the low tide and also an almost
stationary tide, the waves were very choppy indeed. After leaving the second buoy Bob and I
headed around the pier and it was bump slap bump slap all the way. He and I took completely different routes, with
him heading straight to the pier and up along the side and with me heading straight
out to sea and then along to the pier; we still met at exactly the same moment
at the head and even crashed into each other; with the entire sea before us and
heading in from different places we converged on exactly the same spot as if it
were a target; funny really that this happens.
Olympic Gold for the swim target shooting!!
A good strong swim followed by a very strong coffee
made for a good end to a tough week. I
know I’ve still got today ahead, but I have the feeling it’ll be OK!! A gym
session with Ross after work (last before my swim as I’ll leave next week clear
until after the relay) and then home for
a relaxing evening with a good book (no pipe or slippers as I’m not yet the age
of LB or BB).
Last night I laid out all the stuff I need to take
on the swim. It was really odd getting
my bag together after almost 2½ years in preparation. Butterflies were flittering in my stomach
throughout and probably now will remain with me until after it’s completed (please
god!).
Next week marks the Relay week, amazing!
I can lend you some slippers but not a pipe - you need to be even older and produce ID for that! LB
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