The camels paddled into checkpoint 5, the 83 mile mark and had a short break catching up with messages from back home that Charlie read out to them which made a huge difference to the boy's morale to know that people back home were thinking of them and following their progress.
This checkpoint means the team have completed 32% of the race, or almost a third down and two thirds to go. At this point there only 67 boats left in the race with over a third of the starters dropping out or being eliminated as they missed deadlines at checkpoints, but the camels are paddling strong (even with a suspected broken toe and bleeding nipple???)!
The next leg of the race is the longest between checkpoints, so the camels stocked up on lots of water, ditched "unnecessary supplies" and headed out into the wilderness of the San Marcos River fiercely determined and extremely positive. Charlie headed to a nearby hotel for a much needed shower and a quick power nap.
The team really do love to hear that people back home are thinking of them and interested and messages can be passed on at different checkpoints, therefore if you would like to tell them you're thinking of them please do post a comment to the bottom of this post and Charlie will pass the message on.
Roll on checkpoint 6, keep paddling boys!
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I had hoped to catch the Camels at the check point but I had to go to make my deadline. I did manage to spot them up river and I used a few of the shots in tonigh's story, they even used a still image on the home page.
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Also could you shoot me an email? I'd like to try be in Seadrift when they finish.
Thanks,
Russell Wilde
rwilde@news8austin.com