2012 English Channel Swim

7 - 14 September 2012



After having cycled through Africa, completed 5 Ironman Triathlons, run the Comrades Ultra Marathon, Climbed Kili ... I have decided to take on a slightly tougher option ...



... 34km of cold, open water swimming ... leaving the coast of the eternal "wanna-be" soccer nation, over to the "frogs" on the other side ...





Friday 9 March 2007

Nanyuki

Hi there all ... am eventually able to enter my own blog directly onto the net again.

The hell roads of Northern Kenya are eventually behind us!! They have been real bad ... corrugated, rocky, painful and no chance to get into any rhythm ... plus temperatures around the 45 degrees!! We ended the off-road yesterday - pulling into Isiolo - with cold cooldrinks and beers ... first time in a very long time!

I'm still suffering from my bloody cold/flu/virus ... it goes well for a couple a days and then I get laid low again ... currently painful and blocked sinuses ... went onto antibiotics so will hopefully kick it in the butt real quick.

We arrived in Nanuki this morning ... travelling past Mount Kenya ... and will cross the Equator first thing in the morning. Oh yes ... we have a swimming pool at this hotel ... YEEHA ... first one of the trip. Toga Party tonight!

Basically a Half Way Party ... not close to half way regarding our mileage - but two months down, next week!! We then also have three days off in Arusha ... we need the rest!!