Whilst enjoying the early morning sun yesterday morning, Paul Bates managed to get a few moments with the fresh-from-the-channel legend that is Dan Earthquake.

Dan said he was still hurting all over from his successful solo swim last week!

His  story is well worth a listen…the 2 hrs of swimming through jelly fish sounded painful , but as Dan put it  “My shoulders were hurting too much to feel the stings at the time!”

Dan’s channel marathon blog (link below) , which is a very good and honest account as always from the big man, is well worth a read.

Also………………only 6 days to go until Mr Bates himself attempts the two way Channel swim as part of Big Rick’s team….

http://www.coldwaterculture.com/2013/07/2125.html