Pictured here are the happy faces of myself and the one and only Mini Fournel, and my main man Gab. There is lots to smile about folks... the team

morale is very high, and we're getting excited to begin racing tomorrow. After a 6 medal performance by the team in Poznan, Canada wants to amp it up again in Szeged. 

  

  This morning we made it to the course and were greeted by Olympic champion Attila Vajda. This guy is a gem... a fun person to be around and a tenacious racer. I am looking forward to 

watching him pitted against two of our best, Mark Oldershaw and Tom Hall who both appear to be really moving their boats well. Always good to see friends of the Canadian team like Anders of Sweden pictured below who has no problem keeping it real whatsoever.

  

  Gabriel and I were out for practice this morning in C-2. The day before a weekend of racing we often do a hard paced race distance piece to get the "lungs burning" and familiar with that racing feeling. The boat was moving for us this morning, and despite the traffic on the water, we were able to find a fairly clean 1000m to enjoy the burn. This afternoon I think I'll be taking the afternoon to rest and relax before the races begin tomorrow. My body has been feeling very healthy lately, and I am hoping to continue this trend. 

What else, ten trick is still the popular card game of choice, and the heart rate monitored game was a beauty. Rhys Hill provided the best entertainment, when he led a high card, and then upon being asked "are you counting on that   card?" his heart rate monitor began beeping, signaling a quick elevation in beats... maybe you had to be there...

  Another bit of mindless entertainment that we discovered this morning was the two on two four square... which actually becomes two square... I'm just saying...

All the best and always keep it real.

Andrew