Skye Bridge Scotland

At 9.30am on Saturday June 6th the boys reached a major milestone on their row - in the form of Skye bridge. A small (but ever enthusiastic) group of friends, family and amazingly kind locals jumped aboard a couple of boats (and for a short while a light aircraft) to cruise along side the guys for almost an hour catching up on what life aboard has been like and noting (with much relief) how well both Nick and Hamish are getting along, despite being stuck in such a confined space for 3 and a half weeks.

There are a million stories that I could relay from aboard Komale, but I will save them for the boys to share on their return...some interesting observations/ stories from our time with them yesterday include;

1) The beefy boys who were eating anything fatty that they could get their hands on have now lost any sign of 'Puppy Fat' they do not yet look unhealthily skinny (which I suspect in another 3 weeks they will) however their lower legs and seems to have lost the most weight with both boys shins resembling a lanky adolescent. It was most bizarre to see them in their now slightly baggy Icebreaker leggings with these wee legs poking out the bottom!

2) Hamish has developed an eating disorder/ food phobia. As amusing as I find the idea of my darling boy who has been known to challenge friends to 'meat eat offs', this could quickly become a serious problem. He now finds is physically impossible to digest any of the meat in the freeze dried meals and so has to pick it out before cooking or he will find himself instantly throwing it up. It has become so bad that Nick can no longer eat a few of the meat meals in front of Hamish or he will instantly be sick by the smell/ idea of the meat Nick is consuming. Nutrition is so important to the success of the row, and the boys are doing everything they can to overcome this issue, including Nick swapping rations with Hamish if his are more suitable to Hamish's newly delicate palate. This might all sound a bit ridiculous (Hamish is the first to admit how bizarre it is) but is genuinely a big worry that hopefully the guys can keep from interfering in their well being too much.

3) Both boys have decided that 3 weeks at Sea has turned them into Philosophers. They tried to share some of their 'deep thinking' with us yesterday but unfortunately to the untrained ear it all sounded a bit like the words of two boys who have been isolated at sea. Watch this space...

4) Nick was interested in how many dates I had scheduled for his return. Please apply within ;)

Yes their hands and bottoms are sore. Yes they are sleep deprived. Yes some of the food rations are not allowed to be spoken of aloud to avoid instant vomiting episodes (They have even renamed a few of the meals with crude titles that I can't re-produce on this website but I am sure you can be creative and imagine!). However despite the immense challenges the boys are facing morale is high, the boys are looking well, laughing and joking together and focused on getting the job done. They are overwhelmed by your support and get a real high when complete strangers contact them, offering support and luck.

Keep following the tracker on homepage and of course Twitter and the Facebook Group; ROW FOR HEROES. The boys have uploaded a few videos from the boat so we will try and get them onto the website so you can see what life aboard Komale is really like. As always Thank you for your support. Keep the donations flying, every little bit counts and is much appreciated.

Jess