With that said, I probably should talk about how the Dragon Boat races went this past Saturday. It's tough to get stoked about it. I mean, we technically won. Doesn't sound exciting, does it?
I think we raced for a total of 4 times? 5 times? Crap - I don't even remember. One of the races we were disqualified from because we swerved into their lane and hit their boat (it was the Baltimore City Fire Department). And despite being nearly a full boat ahead of them, the fact that we were out of our lane forced us to take a loss in that race.
That's us in the middle. Doesn't it look like only one boat? Yeah... that's because we're basically on top of the BCFD.
That forced us into the "losers bracket" so we had to race an additional race. Regardless... we made it to the finals.
We were neck and neck with the other boat but do you notice how close they are to us (we're on the left)? They swerved into OUR lane.
Unofficially, they beat us by less than a second. Officially, we won because they crossed into our lane and that's against the rules.
So, we technically won. How anti-climatic.
But check out my sweet guns.
You don't see them? Oh...
well here's a nice action shot of the paddle team:
The day didn't just include paddling though. I'll post pics from the chant/dance show.
Oh and in case you're wondering...
Dirty Harbor Water + Humidity + Sweat = funky ass stank.
By our 3rd race, I was gagging in the boat. Everytime the captain wanted a team huddle, I held my breath. Ugh... that stench. It's also nice when some fire fighters inform you that they typically decontaminate themselves after getting into the Harbor and here we were just splashing around in it. EW!
6 comments:
NICE GUNS! Yes, I can see 'em! ;)
Congratulations! You have a great smile - and your guns are pretty alright too!
Ha! I was about 15 minutes away from you during this whole thing! Who knew?!
One time, my dad saw a body get pulled out of the harbor. It was covered in crabs.
Pass the Old Bay!
In my mind, you totally won.
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