We had warm weather for the outing in the morning, which focussed on suspension exercises. Felicia must have been pulling very hard, because she managed to crack her footplate, something she’s done to a MECBC boat already. The VIII and the coxed quad raced alongside each other for a while, until the VIII went into a short piece.
Lunch consisted of sweet and sour stir-fried vegetables, and enough rice to feed a small army, followed by interesting stretching exercises/nap-time in the gym.
The afternoon outing was similar to the morning one, but was punctuated with short yet violent showers, increasing the pile of wet kit accumulating on the radiators of the boathouse. Some of us were hoping to take out some sculls, but the wind and the rain didn’t stop and the appeal of hot showers was too strong, so we had to admit defeat.
Dinner was a delicious fish pie baked by Reana and Rowanne, followed by another massive cheese board, and finished with a gorgeous strawberry and kiwi tart. Throughout the meal the decibels were getting higher as laughter was increasing, due to cheese-induced happiness for some and general tiredness for others.
(Also, crisis averted : we have stocked up on Nutella and now have 4 big pots… these should last us another day hopefully!)
Quote of the day : “Cheese is basically a celebration of what happens when milk goes off.” Reana; and Mark commenting on Siena’s ability to make incredible food-related puns “You keep laughing until you camembert it” (ensuing hilarity).