Taipei to Kaohsiung -- Tuesday, 14-July-2009 ... Moving day!!! But not until after practice. It was back to the beautiful BiTan Scenic Area for another practice session after an intense video review. Imagine 25 people in a very small hotel bedroom. You might say it was a bonding session ... definitely a time to get over that American 'personal space' issue. Practice was short and intense, ending with a fierce 200 meter race piece. WHEW! We'll see what the video looks like tomorrow.
After showers it was time to move the type-A's out of Taipei (I know we crack ourselves up!) We packed up our luxury coach (aka 'Bus') and were off to Kaohsiung. Imagine - enclose over 25 aggressive, high-strung, particular personalities into a small confined area, add music (yeah, Laurie brought the iPod Speakers - heh, heh) and what do you get ... boisterous, loud, rowdy raucous fun on wheels. We were amused at the sign at one rest area [see the picture with teammates Gerry (Philadelphia) and Rocco (Florida]. We were questioning just where they were taking us?
Upon arrival in Kaohsiung, we went to City Hall for our accreditations (ID Badges, etc.). The countdown to the games sign (see picture) was in the middle of the city hall building. Then it was off to the hotel where we immediately ran into members of the German Dragon boat team. One man was particularly anxious to speak English with us and he has been extremely helpful in telling us where to find the 7-11 for water, restaurants, etc. We've nicknamed him Team USA Attache' as he's our new best tour guide. Oh, by the way, Kaohsiung has assigned an attache' to the team who escorted some of our group to the local night market in the evening ... his name is Jeff.
Kibitzing from Kaohsiung... Laurie
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