Brilliant work Tommy, I'm enjoying your updates and am in awe of your achievements. It's great to see the little white blob getting closer and closer to Barbados, good fortune with the winds and weather.

All the very best and keep safe.

Tommy

I don't know whether to be in awe of you or terrified for you - probably a bit of both! We have enjoyed following your progress and I just wanted to say well done and keep up the good work. Also please could you get to Barbados by the beginning of April as I would like Mum and Dad to come to my birthday party on the 8th!! (John says this is just the sort of selfish comment he would expect from me - sorry!)

Looking forward to hearing about your trip when you reach dry land.

Much love
Claire

Hey Tommy
Great progress on the water and with the fund raising! Donations are now averaging one per day and I'm sure we will all be making certain that much more than £1000 is raised before you get there. Come on folks!

If you are to be getting some 20knot winds may be you will be doing some more of that 10 knot surfing down waves. Is there any chance of you fixing a camera and bring us back some video of it?
Best wishes Gill and Keith

Hello Tommy. Great blog today.I envy you all the nice weather.Here it is raining bucket,cats and dogs and more..So happy to read that you are having some easier days and nights,with calm sea.It is good for you to relax a little,even if the rowing does`nt go so fast. This you will catch up on very quickly I know.The rest will make you fighting fit for the next days. As Gil says I hope that you are taking up a film of all your experiences .may`be one day we can all see it.Mind you I think that we all imagine a little,when you so cleverly describe them on your blog.. As regards the donations, wonderful that they are coming in daily .The nearer and nearer to Barbados people will send more. Why wait until you have done the journey. So come on EVERYONE[open up all your wallets,purses,empty your pockets ,even money boxes . Remember this is not going to Tommy personally,but he has dedicated this rowing tour to help people who really need help and care.,something that Tommy feels very much for Mental Health organization MAIN.England. Think what our brave young Tommy is achieving in his Ked Endeavor 9m.at the age of 22. taking part in the Worlds Toughest Rowing Race. Atlantic Challenge.Rowing Solo.The youngest person to have done so. We know that you will make it Tommy. Can you imagine it, here we are safe and sound in our homes,even if the weather is terrible outside,at the same time Tommy is rowing,rowing rowing, may`be sleeping,facing all the elements in the hugh Atlantic Ocean.Enjoying the lovely warm weather. As I wrote before "Sure your a great lad,the Queen and England and all of us who follow are so proud of your achievement you .Norway is going crazy today. They won the men`s relay in Biatlon.(Ski-shooting. ) Well that`s it for now. May God continue to take good care of you and help give you super weather in the next days, God bless you. Bye now

Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge 2012

Hi, Tommy!
Sounding very good where you are. Gosh, what a wonderful sight it must be to see the moon without any interruptions... I am trying to imagine it...
Anyway, just a quick note as heading off to church, but would just like to say, I am in process of getting people to put Mind collection tins in the local pubs and shop in Kirdford, this better happen soon, 'cause you're nearly home!!!
But anyway we have made £138.00 from the 'Waves for Tommy' Quilt site with thanks to our very lovely people who have made donations directly to me in person. I don't know if the site has made a difference with regard to direct donations on your site, but my site directly links to your donations page, so I hope this has helped, who knows?

The site: www.wavesfortommy.blogspot.com

Anyway... all is going well with the quilt and am looking forward to making great progress on it in the week ahead.

Best wishes and may God bless you.
Catherine (Kirdford)

Hi Tommy,

Just saw details of your progress and wanted to tell you that Barbados is in sight, so keep up the good work. We look forward to welcoming you here.
Good luck and God speed.

Jan

Sounds like you're having as good weather as we are in the UK. Fab day today....even warmer than Paris where I am pleased to say England Beat France by two points in the six Nations.......first time we've won in Stadt de France since 2008. Some very good rugby!!!! No doubt Chris will have saved all the highlights!!!

Keep up the great progress......

Johnny

Hi Tom,

As Johnny says Spring seems to have arrived and the whole nation is preparing for three things: the Queen's Jubilee, the Olympics and your return!What fantastic tales you are going to have for us and well done for being within the last few hundred miles.Once again lots of love from us all,

So glad that you are not rowing outside of Bodø today Tommy. Saw on your Twitter,that it was calm still going. So I will gladly send over a little more wind to help your rowing. Norway very happy today with a new lady world champion in Biathlon,very exciting race. The whole week.end was concentrated on Ski sport on TV.Luckily it was very bad weather here in North Norway,so did not have a bad conscience sitting inside. Hope that Spring starts to come here soon also.What a wonderful job Catherine is doing on the "Waves for Tommy" quilt.I really admire her and the work she is doing to get funds for your cause. Read "Waves for Tommy"everyday. Would loved to have popped in and had a cup of tea with your Mother and Catherine !!!!!!!Hope that all is going much better for you now,and that the wind is behind helping you to row easily. Each stroke is one stroke nearer. Have never been so interested in the weather in the atlantic and my thoughts so much filled up with Tommy,my new young very brave friend .Read everything that is possible about conditions etc on Facebook.Twitter .Google Atlantic Challenge page.For me there is only one rowing in the Atlantic and reading your very interesting blog and from your frinds and followers. Well that`s for now.God speed and help you on your way. God bless. Bye now everyone.

I see Johnny has beaten me to it with the 6 nations update!! Beautiful weekend weather wise in Sussex. The boys went mud-buggying on Sunday, which was a Christmas present. There's a place in Findon on the Downs, and they had a good time, although more dust than mud because of the dry. Harry managed to roll his (of course) which was scary to watch but quite fun for him apparently! Well done on your fantastic progress - thinking of you Tom. Lots of love xx