Marilyn battled some strong currents but the sun came up with
8 1/2 miles to go!
Monday, 21 August 2017
Sunday, 20 August 2017
Swim is a "go"
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.
Follow the tracker at https://track.rs/tahoe/
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.
Follow the tracker at https://track.rs/tahoe/
Saturday, 19 August 2017
Getting organized
We are spending today getting organized with equipment and foods, both for the crew and myself. I discussed the weather with the captain and we are aiming to start at 8:15 tomorrow night (11:15 p.m. Hamilton time).
The Hamilton Spectator published a lovely article yesterday about the swim, emphasizing the suicide prevention work that Sashbear and I do.
https://www.thespec.com/news-story/7510063-hamilton-psychiatrist-fights-suicide-with-lake-tahoe-swim/
My crew includes Thie Convery, who swam Lake Erie in 2010 (20 km) and has been on most of my swims, Paula Jongerden, who swam the 44 km crossing of Lake Erie in 2002 and helped me swim to P.E.I., and my husband. We are honoured to have Jodi DiLascio as the official observer. Jodi is the daughter of Marilyn Bell DiLascio. In a touching moment this morning on the phone, Jodi thanked my mother for naming me after her mother.
The Hamilton Spectator published a lovely article yesterday about the swim, emphasizing the suicide prevention work that Sashbear and I do.
https://www.thespec.com/news-story/7510063-hamilton-psychiatrist-fights-suicide-with-lake-tahoe-swim/
My crew includes Thie Convery, who swam Lake Erie in 2010 (20 km) and has been on most of my swims, Paula Jongerden, who swam the 44 km crossing of Lake Erie in 2002 and helped me swim to P.E.I., and my husband. We are honoured to have Jodi DiLascio as the official observer. Jodi is the daughter of Marilyn Bell DiLascio. In a touching moment this morning on the phone, Jodi thanked my mother for naming me after her mother.
Friday, 18 August 2017
Checking out the finish
Yesterday, on our way home from the airport to pick up the rest of my crew, we drove around the north end of Lake Tahoe and checked out the finishing spot in Incline Village at the Hyatt hotel. We sweet talked the valet at the hotel into letting us park for free while we ran down to the beach and took GPS points and pictures.
The north end of the lake is more sheltered. The mountains are just as spectacular as the ones at the south end.
Then we drove along the east side of the lake and checked out all the landmarks.
We are starting to look at the weather. There seems to be a risk of thunder late afternoon everyday for the next 5 days. We may need to start the swim earlier.
The north end of the lake is more sheltered. The mountains are just as spectacular as the ones at the south end.
Then we drove along the east side of the lake and checked out all the landmarks.
We are starting to look at the weather. There seems to be a risk of thunder late afternoon everyday for the next 5 days. We may need to start the swim earlier.
Wednesday, 16 August 2017
Emerald Bay
Tom is taking one more swimmer across Lake Tahoe before my swim, a lady doing a width of the lake today.
I am only going to swim 20 minutes today. I have to taper my swimming to rest my muscles and joints.
Yesterday. surprisingly, it thundered and lightninged and rained in California!
Then we went for a drive along the south west coast of Lake Tahoe into spectacular Emerald Bay. The drive was an experience with 3 hairpin turns on the side of a cliff to the top and then a half kilometer along a ridge with a 600 hundred foot drop on either side without a guard rail. The cloud cover prevented us from seeing the legendary emerald colour of the bay.
I am only going to swim 20 minutes today. I have to taper my swimming to rest my muscles and joints.
Yesterday. surprisingly, it thundered and lightninged and rained in California!
Then we went for a drive along the south west coast of Lake Tahoe into spectacular Emerald Bay. The drive was an experience with 3 hairpin turns on the side of a cliff to the top and then a half kilometer along a ridge with a 600 hundred foot drop on either side without a guard rail. The cloud cover prevented us from seeing the legendary emerald colour of the bay.
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