Well, the weather didn't hold up for Nick and Simone's swim last Saturday, so we had an alternate route, which was just as much fun. We were treated to a lovely barbeque in the lashing rain afterwards. Great food and even better company. Back to the hotel steamroom and sauna to warm up, and then to the beach bar for a few drinks with the rest of the gang. All in all, a lovely day and night. The following day, I was heading for a swim with Imelda Lynch, Ossie Schmidt and Rob Bohane. We decided to start at the beach and swim to the original start point of the race (had the weather allowed) and back again. A local swimmer had been training for the full swim for a while and was disappointed when it was cancelled, and when he discovered that we were heading over and back, he briefly contemplated joining us. Instead, he went for a shorter swim around the bay while we headed over, but he looked disgusted! Next thing we know, we're half way over and a rib goes past us with Gavin Hennessey on board, with a big grin on his face and waving wildly. He had got a spin over and was going to join us on the way back.
It was brilliant. Every time we stopped, the comments coming from Gavin were priceless and he had a ball, which in turn meant we had a ball too!
A big congratulations to Gavin who achieved his goal and loved every bit of it. It was a pleasure to have been there.
This weekend, we're in Valentia, Co Kerry, for another fun swim tomorrow, 6km around Beginish Island. Weather not looking too special for that one either, but if an alternate route is necessary, I'm sure it'll be great too.
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