The team have done an absolutely amazing job and checked into station 6 about 20 minutes ago, outperforming expected times and even beating Charlie and her cousin in the support vehicle to the checkpoint! This station is located at the 123 mile mark and marks the "almost half way point" of the race and means the team have completed one of the largest single journeys.
The team are in excellent spirits and decidedly determined; James especially is overjoyed as it means he has passed the mark where he collapsed had to pull out in 2007. Charlie was able to check into a hotel with her cousin Sophie for a few hours and the girls headed straight for the pool, a shower and well deserved nap before meeting up with the boys.
The boys had a harder night with the boat flipping during the night and a life jacket being lost which was rather scary shall we say, however at this checkpoint Charlie was able to purchase a new life jacket for the team (with a penalty of a 15 minute time delay, not that the team care). The boys managed to get a little bit of sleep and are in fantastic spirits and so excited to be at the halfway mark, almost 48 hours into the race.
They loved the messages from everyone so please keep them coming as this really made them smile and is so important in motivating them to go forward!
Full steam ahead!
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With conditions being how they are it looks as though they are heading for a full third night. I would strongly advise getting some sleep - what a pity you cant take tents & sleeping bags with you... I think a full third night would have been the end of my participation but these guys mean business.Oh and I found our old 2007 blog account - hopefully will bring good luck...
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