Sitting, Waiting, Wishing

Yes, it has been a long-time since my last blog entry and I’m sure all of you have been anxious to know what happened to our boats…well, let me tell you that things have turned 180 degrees and the Canadians are back on top. After shrewd negotiations with custom officials, our coaches were able to reclaim our rightful possessions and return them to us. It was an ordeal, but as always, everything works out in the end. Again coaches if you read this, thanks for your work.

The last few days have been great. We continued with the Canadian tradition of shaving the rookies heads…the internet here is painfully slow and uploading photos is an ordeal…but we buzzed the Purcell brothers (C2 team) and Julian Potvin-Bernal (C1) – welcome to the team. In addition, we have consumed a copious amount of sushi. Surprisingly, Sao Paolo has the highest concentration of Japanese inhabitants outside of Japan.

Anyways, today is our last day of training before the race starts on Wednesday. It’s very exciting and I am very excited…but as always, it is now a waiting game until Wednesday. So from now until Wednesday, I’ll be sitting, waiting, relaxing.