Remember: if you misread the guidebook you can always flag down some passing kayakers and give them your gear, before swimming back to the start in your undies.

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I like to think I look pretty good in boxers and helmet.

I agree wholeheartedly ;)

I love pics like this... where it's not necessarily the photography but the story that gets 5*.

superb