Amazing send off at Plymouth dock by Marilyn Bell-Dilascio and daughter. Then they met us at White Horse Beach for the start of the swim at 4:44 am. They came for several days to be here at the start and finish. This departure time gives the best window with regard to tides. Water temp was 64F and after one hour had warmed to 67F. Stroke rate steady at 62 strokes per minute that is her usual speed. Cape Cod Bay is calm with ripples. After 50 mins she had her first feed of Vitargo. Beautiful sun rise just after her feed.

Swim is on for tomorrow

The swim is on for tomorrow morning starting at 4:30.
The weather isn't the greatest. A thunderstorm is ending at midnight. Then the winds are dying down to 5 to 10 knots from the Southwest. Southwest is going to push me. Waves will be 1 to 4 feet, building as we get close to the end. The tide will hopefully also push me in to shore. The last kilometer will be the toughest right into shore, with the tide speeding up there. The biggest weather issue will be the fog. If it is too thick, the swim will have to be called off due to boat traffic.
Massachusetts Open Water Swimming Association, MOWSA, will be providing 2 shark shields to give me continuous protection. I am honoured to have Greg O'Connor, the president of MOWSA as my official observer.
The best news of all is that Marilyn Bell Dilascio drove down especially to see me off. We had a lovely dinner this evening. She will also be waiting to see me come in. "I want to see your glowstick leaving the beach instead if watching the tracker from my couch".

Swim details

Good news, I heard from Greg O'Connor, president of Massachusetts Open Water Swimming Association. He will be my official observer. I am honoured.
Here are the tracker links to follow.
The swim is scheduled to start at 4;30 am from White Horse Beach, Plymouth on Thursday morning, weather permitting.

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Day in Provincetown

We spent the day in Provincetown. What a happening place! The whole main street is closed off for pedestrians and full of cool stores and seafood restaurants.  In the harbor we saw seals swimming.
We went to the beach I will be finishing the swim at, Herring Cove beach. The water was so clean and there were little crabs crawling along the bottom. We had fun just floating and watching them. The water was warm, 21 or 22 degrees C.
Then we went to the beach on the other side of Race Point that I might end up at if I miss the point. The current was stronger there. We saw whales off in the distance blowing their air 20 feet into the sky.

Trip to Plymouth

We drove up to Plymouth today. I swam at White Horse Beach, which will be my starting place. Then we met with Captains John and Tom and went aboard the Flyin Finn. This is a beautiful boat and the captains are experienced with marathon swims. We also picked out the kayak we will be using. We capped off the day with a fresh lobster and corn dinner.

First ocean swim

I enjoyed a wonderful swim here on Cape Cod today. The Atlantic sure is saltier than the Pacific. The water was gorgeous at about 20 degrees.
In the afternoon, we drove to the Cape Cod canal of the intracoastal waterway. We could look at the ocean, the cabin cruisers in the canal and the giant silver bridge over the canal.

Greetings from Cape Cod

We had a pleasant drive until we hit a 2 hour downpour in Massachusetts. It is so humid here it is foggy. Our AC is on max. The bridge to the Cape is very impressive. It is sandy and marshy here with lots of mosquitos.