As you will probably have noticed, we didn't get an earlier slot to make our attempt! However, we are counting down now, only 10 days to go and the bag is still sitting in the corner of the bedroom, packed and ready to go. I don't think we were even this organised when we were waiting for the kids to be born!
Preparation continues to go well, and has been made so much easier by the help I have received, in particular from Jones Lang LaSalle with their sponsorship, Happy Valley Honey and their fabulous products, and, of course, my awesome coaches Pedro Cabral Barbosa and Jane Logan.
This weekend saw me racing in Auckland, a 6.4km course in tough conditions from St Heliers, along the bay and back again, and I was delighted to take out first place for non wetsuit swimmers, and 6th place overall. I feel very comfortable in the water at the moment and am not having problems maintaining a steady pace for however long I am swimming, and have a surprisingly fast recovery when the swim is over - although after 26km a bit of a rest might be needed! The main concern is not to be too keen and go out too fast, but Al and I are managing to swim in unison really well which is exactly what we will need for the crossing.
All that remains for this week is to pray for good weather so we can get in the water - wind will be a major factor and could mean the difference between a swim taking around 7 hours and a swim taking around 10 hours. At the moment we still hope to achieve around 7 hours - fingers crossed!
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