Boarding the boat from just outside the Churchill Bar in the Xlendi Bay, the wearied crew headed off for the start point of the day, Dweira Bay. Re-crossing the site of our swim on Day 2, the team were impressed that the journey took over 50 minutes by boat, but just as the pride in our accomplishments glowed around the boat, the old proverb about pride came true and the fall came in the reminder of the lactic acid induced pain and the fact that today’s morning swim would be nearly the same distance.

Unfortunately, the Spongebob Squarepants day got off to a bad start as the cheeky little chappy had clearly played a practical joke and called up a swarm of jellyfish to make anyone’s Bikini Bottom tremble.

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Today's swim blog was bought to you in association with Spongebob Squarepants.

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