Sunrise

Brilliant hues of red, orange and clear blue sky greeted us this morning. Calm flat water. Making good progress at her usual pace around 2 km per hour. Water temp is 68F and her stroke rate is little faster than usual to generate heat. Feeding

Start 3:07am

Marilyn rested on trip to starting point at Campbells Bay at mouth of French River. Water temp 68F air temp 13C with cooling breeze. Water is flat with occasional ripples. Prior to entering water Marilyn was greased with lanolin to prevent rubs and skin breakdown.

Leaving Tonight

We are meeting at the docks at midnight and boating over to Campbell's Bay for a 2 a.m. start. Winds will be light but peaking at 12 kph at 5 pm. Looks 1000% better than last time.

Tracker link

https://maps.findmespot.com/s/K76X Just a reminder, you won't see the dot move until we turn it on and start swimming, hopefully Friday morning. Then, when you log on, you will only get the most recent location when you are on "live" mode. You have to click on "history" to see the whole course.

Nipissing updates

I am all packed and have most of the logistics figured out. My training is as complete as its going to be. I feel confident I can do the distance after doing an 18km swim a few weeks ago. The only thing we are waiting on now is the weather. We are tentatively aiming for a 3 a.m. start on Friday morning. Thank you for all the good wishes.

Instructions for donating to the Nipissing Trackers

All the plans are complete for my swim July 14-19 across Lake Nipissing. I am raising money for the Nipissing Trackers program for disabled skiiers. It is a branch of the Nipissing Association for Disabled Youth (NADY). If you want to learn more about them, here is their facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/NipissingTrackers/ . The fundraising link this year is different since NADY is now going through Canada Helps. Please specify in the "send a message" box that your donation is for Marilyn's swim for the Nipissing Trackers.Thank you!!! The link is https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/nipissing-association-for-disabled-youth/ . If the link is taking too long to download, go to: https://www.facebook.com/NipissingAssociationforDisabledYouth/ and click on the "learn more" button, which will take you to the same place.

Shabogesic Beach

Google just informed me that I will be finishing my swim across Lake Nipissing on Shabogesic Beach. It seems that the city of North Bay renamed Marathon Beach to Shabogesic Beach on May 3, 22. Chief Shabogesic was the Nipissing First Nations (NFN) chief who signed the Robinson–Huron Treaty of 1850, thus playing a significant role in protecting NFN's inherent rights and in securing its future. The renaming of the popular beach acknowledges that the City of North Bay is located on the ancestral lands of the NPN and recognizes the importance of the heritage and history of the NFN in the North Bay community.