Channel Swimmers Photo Album: July 25-27

Dover July 27

Masters and Dave at tonight's team dinner.	Otters and Dave at the team dinner.
Grete up close and personal with her spaghetti!

Dover July 26

Click on a picture to see a larger image.

Sif examining rocks on the Dover Harbor beach.	Mattea, Jon and Grete excited before our morning swim on Thursday.
Dave giving swimmers instructions about the afternoon training swim, (Papparazzi parents taking photos in the background.)	Dave was ravenous after walking for an hour with Grete and Ellen searching for pizza, a delicacy which is only served after 5 pm. Instead, Grete and Ellen ducked into a candy store (as Grete displays), while Dave found the largest order of chips (french fries) know to humanity!
Ellen relaxing on the windswept rocky beach of Dover Harbor, just before the afternoon training swim.	Benito, Betsy, Priscilla, Keelin, Hallee, Mattea sitting on shore before the afternoon swim.
Mandy & Sif after a swim.	Kathleen & Mattea after a training swim.
Grete, Betsy & Ellen.	Jonathan & Benito.
Priscilla & Keelin.	Jordan.

Dover July 25

Click on a picture to see a larger image.

Mandy and Betsy entering the dock area to see the boat that will escort the swim.	Karen entering the dock area to see the escort boat.
Kathleen, Jordan and Priscilla, and Ellen in front of what will NOT be an escort boat. Even though the youth get first dibs, Masters swimmers hope to have a boat larger than this for their swim!	Jon and the Otters in front of the Sea Princess - the larger of the two boats that will accompany one of the relay teams.
Our second boat, (Chris' new boat since Dave's crossing in 2004) the valiant Seafarer! Betsy leans in for the photo.	Dave atop the Seafarer. He can barely contain his excitement! Swimmer quote "It feels more real now that we've seen the boats and met one of the boat pilots."
Dave on the Seafarer.	Gretchen Robertson holding up a map of the Channel, aboard the Seafarer.
Group of swimmers and parents in town square in Dover. Dave - Mmmm these baguette sandwiches are delicious!