Monday, June 23, 2008

Another Glassy Day

"I've seen a lot of different walking partners, but this is a new one for me." - neighbor's comment as we cross paths while I'm donkeying the shell apres row

With an extra PTO day taken, we got another row in. It was another glassy day, but warmer than yesterday since there were no clouds this morning. Plenty comfortable on the water though - sweaty comfortable, not cool comfortable. This time we took a right turn and headed towards the remainder of the lake which includes the public access ramp, dam, and Kings Mountain water intake. We didn't go all they way but turned back a tich early. We had been rowing pretty hard for long stretches. Kathleen didn't want to have such a long way to get back home. She was right. We'll get there as a technique and stamina continue to improve.

We're looking forward to the Learn To Row weekend coming up. Kathleen's having a hard time with sore hands and blisters. She tried weightlifting gloves today. It kinda helped with the palms but not on the last two joints on her fingers. Hopefully, the instructors will see what she should be doing differently.

With our row this morning, Kathleen missed a church thing she's just joined. One of our neighbors, who has a lakefront house, is in it too. She saw us yesterday and said we "were a blur!" That made us feel great.

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