Boog

Here is the WUSA9 New clip on my latest swim... http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/virgini ... /279376879

Hello Gig'em11 and welcome from Virginia. I have a friend in Cali who has a safe full of (non-legal-California) weapons after a transfer there in the Military. Make sure which ever route you take that you keep safe...

Beauty

10 hours, 15 minutes. I swam around 20 of the 17 miles. I say that because the tidal current coming in was around 3 mph while I was only swimming 2 mph. Then a significant storm caught us about a half mile from the end. Evidently, they say I can't swim during lightning. right about then, the boat lost an engine and the other engine got stuck hard to port, all they could do was turn a circle. The waves rose to two feet with around 40 MPH wind and the vessel began floundering around. The owner's wife fell into the table and it broke lose. The next big bump tossed her onto the post where the table was and cut her hand. My 19 year old son went to help her and was tossed around cutting his hand too. We banged around and hit a private pier but finally got her lashed down. The beginning of the swim... https://www.facebook.com/TimsRivershore/videos/10153508730561580/ First pit-stop about 3 miles into the swim... https://www.facebook.com/TimsRivershore/videos/10153508733931580/ 2nd pit-stop https://www.facebook.com/TimsRivershore/videos/10153508789441580/ About five hours into the swim... https://www.facebook.com/TimsRivershore/videos/10153508789441580/ Now to begin training for the longer swims...

Tomorrow is the day! I am ready for this swim. Monty Wolf of KOH radio in Carson City, NV has a couple of bits about my goals and quest. The first two in this sound bite are ones he is airing on the radio there:

I appreciate that brother. If any of the media show up, I will include a link to their coverage.

3 more days till my first big swim... Kermit still coaching me...

A most excellent workout yesterday. I started about a half hour before high tide so swimming into the current for the first mile was nothing but a thing. Right at the turn around point, I felt the swift in the flow. Swimming the mile back was a piece of cake. The second lap was a tad more...slow. I had the full current, plus tide flowing out and the wind against me. Time-wise, that mile was almost 2 miles worth of water distance. The mile back was once more a piece of cake. Getting out, I feel great. I love that a four mile river swim has become easy to do. Tim, the owner of Tim's is there to greet me after the workout.

4 river miles yesterday, 2 against the current, 2 with. 2 hours 19 minutes, no cramps and I felt good at the end of the swim. At 2 miles, I ate a snack of cherries and a peach and a shot of Frog Fuel, and a half liter of water. The first 2 miles, I wore my Rocket fins from my Navy days, man they are hard on the feet that long. I will not be wearing them for my 17 mile swim in 2 weeks. I will be wearing the lighter US Diver's. So, it is just under two weeks before I do the 17 miles on July 16th. Think happy thoughts....

I could have used both yesterday. We had strong storms the night before and the river was higher and faster. I took me 47 minutes to swim one mile into the current. And I had to swim hard to make it that far. It only took 29 to swim back. The Navy PBR could have pulled me and the canned PBR could refresh me. Man was I smoked.

Got it, being the kind of Sailor I am, I thought the other.:-) But now I know your talking beer, I'll have a nice thick porter or stout please...

Are you referring to Patrol Boat River or Pabst Blue Ribbon @shepp?

Now that would be cool. Have you ever been swimming when one rolls up on you at full speed? Try it some time...

https://www.facebook.com/TimsRiversh...3461446876580/ Here I am finishing a practice swim at Tim's where I will begin my swim on July 16 at 0700. A concern was voiced to Tim this week from a fellow who wants to help out. This man seems to be concerned that a guy like me will not quit even if I am in an extraneous situation. He wanted to know if there would be any safety swimmer along since I may not have the sense to stop. (I asked Tim if this actually knows me). I do have safety swimmers now and will announce them as soon as things are solidified. One is a former Rescue Swimmer student of mine and Navy brother. Besides the three boats Tim will have in the water, I also have one of my riding buddies that will bring up his boat form Colonial Beach and two other potentials. If this keeps going, I will soon have an armada escorting me.

Update: I have changed the start time of my swim on July 16 from 0900 to 0700. At a meeting this week with Tim Bauckman of Tim's Rivershore Restaurant, we noticed that high tide is at 0456 that morning. Starting two hours earlier will give me more push down the river. Still, it looks like my last hour or more will be against the incoming tide. No worries though. I will swim against that at the end of the 17 miles like (metaphorically speaking) many people feel they are doing in life. This afternoon, I will be filmed while swimming a practice bit in front of Tim's, hopefully I can post the press release once it is edited.