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So - here we are again........

As we race through January 2022 - I am now reflecting on 2021 - which certainly did not go to plan.  We started with all the positivity we could find - but in total lock down since Boxing day - this was not part of the plan! I was lonely - and alone - but found a few regular swim buddies who kept me going throughout.  Any holidays/trips any of us had booked were all cancelled. all the intro pools were closed - so we just braved the sea all the way through - along the zillions of others who had all taken to the sea since Covid 19 found its way over here, changing our lives forever it would appear. My retirement 6th decade solo Channel swim was 'rolled over' and booked in for July 2021 - the year started very cold, the water took months to warm up - but - we persevered - we trained - we got the 6 hour qualifing swim done in 12/13c at the end of May  - it wasn't pretty but, thanks to Lady Fay in the kayak, and a few swim buddies WE NAILED IT! My Crew, Emma & Cliff travelle
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Onwards and Upwards - time to start anew and afresh.....

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 So - here we are again, my last official blog i did was in 2011 about my London Marathon! What a year 2020 has been so far...for so many people. As far as I am / we are concerned - in a nutshell - My 6th decade English Channel swim was all booked and sorted out for early August this year - i was due to leave Jersey on July 25th.. Sponsored by VG Jersey, Magic Touch and Columbia Estates, and raising monies for Jersey Alzheimers and Jersey Lifeboats - i started training in earnest last year... started promoting it in earnest in January my crew was all sorted and I and was very positive  about it all Mid February - i went to Wellington,  New Zealand to support Prabhat Koli and his family while he attempted the Cook Straits - the last swim of his Oceans 7 challenges - once he completed this, he would become the youngest to do so and only the 2nd Asian Swimmer We were told in December 2019, that hubby Charlie was going to need an Upgrade on his Pacemaker - a new device called a CRT - and t
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