We met with the captain, Tom Linthicum, owner of the Ghostrider. We have decided on an 8 to 8:30 p.m. "jump time" TODAY (11 to 11:30 p.m. eastern time). Water temp is 20.7 C. Air temp will go down to about 10 deg. C. overnight then get up to 26 deg. C. tomorrow. Risk of thunderstorm tomorrow between 2 to 4 pm. We hope to be done by then. The winds will be light for most of the swim. They will be dying down when we leave and starting to gust a bit at the end, but we should be in the shelter of the final ring of mountains by then.
We've been a bit worried about the stories we have heard of swimmers unable to stop throwing up about 4 hours into the swim. Then Jodi told us about a swimmer who described that the darkness was so disorienting it made her nauseated. So we have all decided to take Bonine, a medication for motion sickness, even though the waves won't be bad. I feel confident this will do the trick.
Talk to you after the swim.
Marilyn signing off, but my crew will try to text as often as they can.
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