A Juneau Visit

I spent July 4th in Juneau at the SEACC booth promoting my swim. The booth was in a park at the end of the parade route. There must have been a few thousand people hanging around the park, participating in all the after parade activities.

I eventually went out amongst the crowd with a sign around my neck that said, "I am going to swim from Skagway to Juneau, ask me why." The original plan was to do this while wearing a wetsuit, but it was just to hot. None the less, we generated plenty of attention. The local newspaper and radio station both interviewed me. Plus plenty of people asked questions while we handed out brochures.

This is definitely a multi-facet undertaking. Something I surely couldn't do alone. I am thankful to SEACC and all their volunteers for helping find crew members, sponsors and helping raise awareness. They deserve a lot of credit for making this happen.

Meanwhile, a group of supporters and crew members in Haines, made a float for the Haines parade. I am told that Scott Hamilton made cardboard waves and put them along side his pickup truck while Alian (kayak crew member) wore a cap and goggles in the back and would pop up over the waves and pretend he was swimming. Classic.

Also Blake (Scott's son) road his unicycle around the float handing out "Lynn Swim" brochures. And Tania (my girlfriend) also wore a wetsuit and handed out brochures. All this amongst the occasional chant of "Dive, dive, we won't drive." as my dog sat on the tail gate wearing a life jacket.

That just sounds great. At the end of the parade Alian was heard saying, "My arms are tired."

Yup.

We'll more to come soon. Thank you Junuea and all those back home in Haines. This is certainly a wide ranging community effort.