The perfect summer day starts with cerulean skies, fresh ocean breezes, the company of friends and of course .. coffee steaming in the freshness and promise of the day. Our festival dawned just like that, as we juggled our coffees, paddles, lifejackets, chairs and coolers, moving into the tent that would become our home for the next two days.
Tent 19 turned out to be possibilty the best location in the entire paddlers' village. Situated under a spreading maple, its branches shaded us in the morning and protected us from afternoon's scorching sun.
While we settled into our tents, other teams were also getting ready for the day.
Then it was time to get down to the actual business of racing ... but first, the team cheer!
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| A hold up on the docks |
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| Off to a good start! |
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| Half way through .. looks close from this angle! |
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| Finish line .. close race! |
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| Time for debriefing and strategizing |
Other races ...
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| Post-race high fives! |
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| This lady knows how to work a close-up! |
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| Photo ops all over! |
