Florida

Ok, not to complain, but let's talk about conditions for just a minute....it's hot. No, really, I am talking HOT. Like, 6:30 am on the balcony and you are sweating already kind of hot. We have been hydrating like maniacs for a couple of weeks (because we always do what coach tells us to) and STILL it is just overwhelming. Our second practice was more in the middle of the day, sun is beating down, and at the end we are just dragging our butts off that boat, totally wet from sweat, salt water, the total slimy feel you get from sweating everything out of every pore in your body, salt getting in your mouth, hair sticky, sun screen running down your face. Wow. Now drinking so much more water and electrolyte stuff that most of us can barely make it through our team meetings without visiting the restroom.... All the east coast paddlers look at us and comment on how red our faces are - they've had some more experience with this, I guess. Felt good to see a lot of red Canadian faces as they got off their boats, too.