We have set up camp in the room above the boathouse, and fresh baguettes were delivered there in the morning for our breakfast, which we devoured alongside copious amounts of Nutella, jam, …
After a quick warm-up on the ergs, we took out the IV and the VIII. Mark looked a bit worried as he was showed how to work the launch by a Frenchman… Sadly, we had no working cox box, so Georgie, coxing the VIII, had to use a megaphone, much to the delight of Pauline, at stroke. Nadia was enjoying the bowloaded IV, until we hit some very choppy water, and got slightly scared as the waves came over the bow.
Lunch consisted of LOTS of pasta, and some left-over beef, and for pudding, Georgie got her hands on a sugar “Daddy”. Our post-lunch break consisted of some serious work, as we all sat down to some revision.
As the clouds cleared, our second outing started off in bright sunshine, but the wind made the river quite rough, and we struggled somewhat. Mark wasn’t put off however, and went out in a single on the evening.
Dinner consisted of a delicious pasta bake, courtesy of Ying and Sal, followed by a generous and exciting cheese platter.
Quote of the day : “You look like a frightened meerkat ! We don’t want any frightened prairie animals, thank you.” Mark to Siena, whilst coaching.