Thursday, 26 July 2012

Take Your Marks...

I'm just under 48 hours from making my Olympic Rowing debut! It's not quite in the fashion I'd like it to be, but I think sitting on the bank at Dorney Lake watching all but two New Zealand crews storm past isn't a bad alternative! 

The weather gods have been kind this week and it's going to stick around until Saturday by the looks of things, so looking good for the one day I'll be at the Olympics! (Touchwood!)

I'm staying with the son of family friends in London before I go to Europe for a month on Sunday, and he managed to find another ticket to go along with his, so I'm quite stoked - and thanks Mum and Dad for paying! 

On the subject of rowing, I did actually make my international debut on Saturday! The Home International Regatta between Wales, England, Ireland and Scotland was held in Cardiff bay and I represented the Junior Men's team in the Coxed Four and Eight - coming second in both to the English crews. The Eight was by the smallest of margins - about eight or ten inches and we were all absolutely gutted!


Oh well, I'm sure I'll get my revenge when I pull on the black singlet next time!

I'm so freakin' keen for my Euro Trip! I'm away for a month and I go to Paris, Lyon, Barcelona, the French Riviera and Monaco, Venice, Rome, Florence and Pisa, Milan, Ibiza and Valencia, all topped off with La Tomatina in Bunol!

Europe. Here I come!
Love you all x