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 16 March 2007

Welcome to Tanzania

Well, we are resting up for three days ... yes a whole three days ... YEEHA ... in and around Arusha, just South of the Kenya-Tanzania border.

It is a relatively bustling, lively town ... the departure point for basically ALL Safari trips to Kilimanjaro, Serengeti, Ngoragora, etc. It is also home to a long term UN led Rwandan War Crimes Tribunal ... set to run on till 2010.

We are staying at a nice camp site, just outside the city centre ... nice bar, lounge and food available ... clean toilets and HOT showers!!!

Our second more major bought of stomach ailments is making the rounds ... and this one really did get me laid low! And running ...

We've had three new additions to the EFI loss list ... the saddest one going to George ... sorry mate, I really wished you could go all the way. George has fought severe back spasms, stomach problems, children from hell, major butt sores and more ... and just kept going. Until this week ... aagghh.