h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Thanks for this fabulous interview! So nice to hear the nitty gritty that the effort required.

We're proud of Robbie's achievement - spread the word.

Is there maybe a smaller channel I could swim, one with water a good deal warmer?

Ask Florida Sailor.

That was a nice read ! Thanks.

I live near the Charles River in Dedham, but the bank is pretty full of goose poo

Sorry, just got over here

Yes paulh there are warmer channels http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/02/world/americas/diana-nyad-cuba-florida-swim/ , of course they also have sharks, barracuda and jellyfish.

The first thing we learn here when swimming at the beach is the 'stingray shuffle' as they will inflict painful wounds if you step on them. Sea urchins also have painful spines.

Barnacle shells are very sharp, do not kick them, or grab a piling.

Have fun

F S

My local chlorinated indoor swimming pool meets my needs 99% of the time. The remaining 1% finds me at Echo Lake in North Conway, New Hampshire, deep in the White Mountains.

The most challenging channel I might ever want to swim would be the Mississippi River, but not where it's huge and fast. On the other hand, the places where the channel is narrower are also far enough North to be kind of cold.

Let me rethink t6his.

You do NOT want to swim the Mississippi River where it is warm.

There are alligators, sharks, and 200-lb catfish in there.

I kinda thought there might be.

Traveller in Time completely offtopic
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Just to point stray readers . . .
There was an Announcemnt < A85834173 > about the channel swim.
The even confirmed he made it < F21546918?thread=8314260 >


Recent news suggests the shark population in the North Sea is increasing not to scare off potential swimmers, the influx only feeds on crustaceans."

I'm grateful that I'm not a crustacean.