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.

 

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

 

 


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