Why I'm swimming to Bestival

Most people take the ferry to the Isle of Wight. One festival-goer decided to get there from the mainland by a more unorthodox routeThis week 50,000 revellers board the Isle of Wight ferry to see the Cure, Björk, Primal Scream and Groove Armada play the summer's last big festival, Bestival. But spare a thought for the 12 of us – I'll be swimming there with my friend Andrew Hudson – dipping our toes in the Solent for the annual charity Swim2Bestival, perhaps coming to the cold realisation...

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