It's been a nice little while to unwind and relax a bit after the world championships here in Dartmouth. I have been enjoying a little lower key lifestyle, with a little golf, time with friends, and crew boats and war canoe at Banook. The weather in Dartmouth has remained beautiful for the past weeks, and it is really a fantastic time of year here.

The world championships were a great experience for me, and I came away from the event with 4th, 6th, 7th and 8th place finishes, advancing to all of my finals. I was very pleased to get into both of the C-2 finals especially, but left the event yearning for slightly better results. That said, obviously I was very happy with how we did. The C-4 200m was a great race, and I was really excited about how close we were to the podium in the end. It is a race I am sure I'll be taking part again in the future, if I get my way that is. Seriously respect sent out to our Canadian medal winners, who delighted the home crowd. I have spoken to many people now post-worlds, and it seems there is a consensus that the 200m relays were a huge fan favourite.

Since the worlds came to a close, I enjoyed a Modest Mouse concert, a few games of golf, hung out with the family, visited Tatamagouche, Saint John and Fort Augustus, and am now getting prepped for nationals in Sherbrooke, Quebec... what a summer!

Cheers, and of course, keep it real!

Andrew