Thank you for your prayers

A large number of people have told me that they were praying for me during the swim. I am grateful to report that there were 3 miracles during my swim.
1. Philip picked the day with the best weather during the low tide window for my swim. It turned out to be the day of the lowest tide. This minimized the tidal currents for me.
2. The weather turned out to be better than predicted. At the start, Philip said it was "marginal", but it turned out that there were less waves and more sun than predicted.
3. The most miraculous of all - Philip was expecting a current out in the middle that would swing me back towards the start, but it never materialized! The captain and navigator both said that they had never seen this in their 30 years of accompanying swimmers!
Thank you for your prayers!

Hamilton News article

Here's another great article in the local paper
http://www.hamiltonnews.com/news-story/6405051-hamilton-s-marilyn-korzekwa-first-canadian-to-conquer-new-zealand-s-cook-strait/

We are home now and it is snowing.

CBC article

Here is another wonderful article about my swim and Sashbear
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/news/hamilton-psychiatrist-aces-new-zealand-swim-challenge-for-charity-fundraiser-1.3516375

Donations to Sashbear are far short of my goal.
Please donate!
http://sashbear.org/en/events/making-waves-4-sashbear

We are flying home tomorrow.