Yes. Excellent swim yesterday. Now just slightly concerned that Colin's channel attempt will lead to land-fall at the Statue of Liberty, NYC! ;-) Adam PS I am up for joining people to make their catch-up swims quorate. Weekday evenings best for me. On Sun, 31 Jul 2011 09:51 +0100, "NEIL RICHARDSON" <neilbkrichardson@btinternet.com> wrote: Colin, I reckon you were just confused. The Radcot section is one of the clearly eastward more predominantly eastward sections of the Thames. If you swam the same direction along the river as most of us you were certainly eastbound! I agree it was another good swim, and for once in good weather for a change. Regards Neil Richardson --- On Sun, 31/7/11, Colin Palmer <colin.palmer@talktalk.net> wrote: From: Colin Palmer <colin.palmer@talktalk.net> Subject: Re: [OSS Oxon] OSS Swim the Thames #7 To: "'Chris Dalton'" <seedy@breakingglass.net>, OSSOxon@earth.li, ossrats@earth.li Date: Sunday, 31 July, 2011, 7:08 Hi all Can anyone explain why I thought I was swimming in the wrong direction throughout the swim yesterday, east to west rather than west to east. Are there ancient lay lines around Radcot that cause a temporary inversion in the Earth’s Magnetic Field or was I just confused. Your help will be gratefully accepted. I am missing swim six Buscot to Grafton so if anyone is up for a catch please let me know ( I need a friend to point me in the right direction). Colin From: ossoxon-bounces@earth.li [mailto:ossoxon-bounces@earth.li] On Behalf Of Chris Dalton Sent: 30 July 2011 20:43 To: OSSOxon@earth.li; ossrats@earth.li Subject: [OSS Oxon] OSS Swim the Thames #7 Hi Gang, Another great swim today! I seem to have got a bit burned despite the sunscreen! GPS track below. It’s a bit off course to start with – probably because I forgot to turn it on until just before we got in and it didn’t have a good lock. [1]http://connect.garmin.com/activity/102849890 Distance travelled today: 3.60 km Total distance travelled: 53.03 km Distance travelled since Cricklade: 32.66 km Distance remaining to Teddington Lock: 185.34 km Distance remaining to Sea Reach No1 Buoy: 290.97 km CD _________________________________________________________________ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - [2]www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1390 / Virus Database: 1518/3785 - Release Date: 07/24/11 -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ OSS Oxon mailing list OSSOxon@earth.li [3]http://www.earth.li/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ossoxon Please note that OSS Oxon exists to put swimmers in touch with other swimmers, not to organise swim events or in any way suggest that outdoor swimming is a safe activity or that you should go swimming. If you choose to swim you do so entirely at your own risk and on your own initiative, and any plans you make are your own responsibility. ______________________________________________ OSS RATS mailing list OSSRATS@earth.li http://www.earth.li/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ossrats Please note that OSS RATS exists to put swimmers in touch with other swimm ers, not to organise swim events or in any way suggest that outdoor swimmi ng is a safe activity or that you should go swimming. If you choose to swi m you do so entirely at your own risk and on your own initiative, and any plans you make are your own responsibility. References 1. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/102849890 2. http://www.avg.com/ 3. http://www.earth.li/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ossoxon =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= Adam =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=