Sunday

Today, I took John and Noel to Shakespeares beach for a swim. If we do get a start at night, at least we have some photos of the starting point.

Once again, the weather was terrible but it was good to leave Dover for a few hours. The weather doesn't look good for the next few days and if we get a start, it might be on the last day.

John is number four and number three still hasn't swam, so we have to sit tight and find ways to amuse ourselves which is pretty hard in Dover. The local soccer team is playing tomorrow, so we are all off to support them.

Last night in the White Horse pub, a few solo swimmers signed their names on the wall which was great. The locals seem to think that Anne Cleveland was the first to sign the wall but I soon put them straight and told them that it was my brother Peter. I am going to put a little note to that effect beside his name.

One travel tip when coming to Dover is that you have to set your watches back 25 years.