Michael is now on his way to France. We got the call from the pilot at 8pm last night to say be ready in 12hours for the swim. He loaded up on carbs ( a yummy bolognese cooked by Jenny) and after a radio interview with Jonesy and Amanda for wsfm he went to bed very excited but also a little nervous for the big day ahead.
Lily and I farwelled him this morning when he left shore at 9.22am local time with his support boat, Ocean Breeze close by. Errol had the lucky task of smearing him with the lanolin.
It was quite emotional seeing him dive into the sea and head off for France - the conditions are good. 24 degrees blue sky slightly cloudy with winds expected later tonight. Quite surreal standing on the pebbly beach seeing the French coastline off in the distance.
Just heard from the boat and he has been swimming for approx two hours and has had his first feed and doing really well.....only a couple (!?) more hours to go.
Lily and I are enjoying a cold drink in Dover watching the countless number of teenage girls pushing strollers - our govt give us $4000 but they get a council flat!
I hope everyone is cheering on Murph at home - I'll give you the post swim stats soon. No doubt he will be walking up the French shores in about 8 or so hours!
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