Hey everyone,

Well team C4C has certainly been silent for quite some time now. The last few weeks have been pretty hectic, so it's been hard to find the time to get on the internet and post. Once we got home from the Olympics we headed straight to beautiful Dartmouth, Nova Scotia for our National Championships. After a disappointing race in Beijing, it was great to get out and race tons of different events at Nationals with lots of great team mates. I had a lot of really great races and I had a great time the whole week, despite the heavy rain fall. I also got to cox two war canoes this year, which was a lot of fun but meant that I had 10 races. After focusing on racing just one or two races at regattas for the most of the year, this was quite a shock to the system and I still think I am feeling fatigued by it. It was all worth it though, especially because our club came home as the overall National Champions.

Since then I've been back in Ottawa. I just had my first class, which was fun because I've been out of the classroom for quite some time now. Last week almost all of my time was spent fixing up the basement of the house we just moved into. There are 4 of us in the house and only 2 bedrooms, so we've been doing some major construction, adding two bedrooms to the unfinished basement. It is turning out really well and has been a real learning experience. My dad has been doing most of the work, but I've been trying to help as much as possible and learn how so that next time I can do more of it myself. It's made me really want to buy my own house and renovate the whole thing. When we need a break from construction, we have also been lucky enough to have Kyle's motorboat at our dock, so we've been tearing it up water skiing and wake skating. Only a couple of strained tendons and broken bones so far. It's the off season now though so if there is ever a time to do it, it's now. Alright, I think that's all for me right now, I have to get going to my second class. I didn't really talk about my my race at the Olympics, I think I'll save that for another post when I have more time to reflect back on my summer and experiences at the Olympics.
Thanks for reading and keep your paddle in the water.