Training at night!

Hello!

So since our swim has been delayed so much (aargh) we've had to keep up this training, and as it's being delayed later into the winter, the nights are rolling in faster. Therefore we're going to be swimming in the dark for longer than expected. So, using the extra time, we decided to practice our swimming in the dark. The place: Swanpool. The time: 8 (ish).

It was a pretty swift entry: we arrvied, glowsticks were attached, Len dissapeared into the darkness of the sea, and the four of us were faced with entering through some big waves... in the dark. The accompanying boat this time was Len's little dinghy. Faced with the waves, we all thought that we'd end up doing a spot of lifesaving on him. Miraculously he made it out and with his flash light on his head guided our way like a star. We set off towards him.

Our aim was to swim towards Pendennis Castle, without getting caught up on the reef near the cliffs. Everything was going swimmingly (haha) until I realised I (Nay) couldn't actually see the others any more. Like the others I was heading for Pendennis, but at a slightly different angle... obviously. After a couple of cries of "Len...guys...um...where are you?" we re-grouped. This continued to happen throughout the swim. Much to Len and Sarah's dread, as we were coming back into Swanpool Lucy, Em and I seemed to be heading right to the rocks at the bottom of the cliff. We all knew where we were going but Sarah, not realising this, felt the need perform a baywatch-type run down the beach to rescue us!

Swimming at night is so different. It's just so weird. You have no concept of how fast you're going, where you are in relation to anything else, and the most frustrating thing is not knowing whether your goggles have fogged up or it's just a bit cloudy. It really does take a lot of concentration.

Len was very pleased with this swim though. We were all amazing haha! Well Done guys. The news now is that we're to set sail for Dover (not literally!) on Sunday to be swimming on Tuesday. So please cross all your fingers for us that it goes to plan!

Lots of Love
Nay (on behalf of LENS Team) xxx