Migraine

Two migraine pills later she has picked up her pace so Marilyn must be feeling better. She has come over 14km in 6 hours. Let's hope the migraine medication continues to be effective.

Updated Distance

Marilyn is at 10km that is just over 1/3 of 27km total distance after 5 hours of swimming. Bit slower than expected probably due to nausea.

Distance

Marilyn has just completed 6.5 km in just over 3 hours which is close to her usual pace of 2 km per hour.

Nausea

Marilyn has had boughts of nausea and is requesting ginger tea that usually helps. Near perfect conditions calm and sunny!

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.