Whilst the camels are used to the heat having completed their training in over 50 degree heat in Abu Dhabi, the sheer strength and physical exhaustion the race takes on competitors is something you simply can't train for. Charlie met the team at checkpoint 7 (145 miles into the race, 58 hours into it) and they were pretty tired and had been experiencing hallucinations due to the immense heat (which is averaging about 36 degrees) and exhaustion, thinking that there was another person in the boat with them. Competitors in previous years had warned of this as the race its takes toll on competitors physical and mental strength and the abnormally high heat this year has not helped when competitors are in the full sun for 3 or 4 days straight.
Charlie was fantastic and made sure the boys had a rest in the shade, drank lots of cold water and had some food. This obviously did the trick as she has kept a close on them and has just seen them over halfway to the next checkpoint, all looking and sounding much happier and they have increased their speed also.
Amazingly some teams have started making their way into seadrift and finishing the race, a fantastic achievement given this years race conditions. Most of the early finishers are local race veterans and all are interested in the Camels progress.
You can still donate online to help the team achieve their fundraising targets by logging onto www.justgiving.co.uk/abudhabicamels
Come on Camels, stick in there, not much longer now!
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