It was not without a little trepidation that I boarded the plane to Cape Town. Although I have been to South Africa on a number of occasions and love Cape Town, SwimQuest’s trip to South Africa is advertised as “unique and challenging”. But a swimming holiday in Cape Town with the opportunity to to swim to and stay overnight on Robben Island was impossible to resist. I checked with SwimQuest before booking that they were happy for me to come as I was a bit slower than the requested speed. Luckily the answer was yes. Then I had to deal with my friends and colleagues warning me about sharks, but I knew we would be fine and I am clearly here to tell the tale!