May was a very busy month for us! This is the first of three posts for the month. The beginning of May marks the end of the rowing season with the
Dad Vail Regatta in Philadelphia. Diana was busy with coaching getting the team ready for the race. Cassie even helped critique the rowers from the launch, although she was often distracted by the ducks and almost went swimming several times.
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| Launch Dog! |
We left for Philly early on Thursday morning, May 9th. And by early, I mean the plane left at 5:15... so we were up at 3:00 and parking at the airport at 4:00. But as Diana pointed out, the tickets were a good deal. Leaving at the hour we did get to see a nice sunrise from the plane.
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| Airborne Sunrise |
Leaving so early meant we got to Philly pretty early also, at 8:30. We took the train from the airport to downtown, and then walked the mile or so to the river. We had some time to kill until Diana's rowers got to the river, so we found a nice spot in the park and took a nap. Refreshed after the nap, we met up with the Marquette rowing team and Diana did her duties as coach getting the crews out on the water for practice.
Friday was a long day of racing and Marquette had some good races, but did not advance to Saturday finals. Once we were done at the river we met up with some friends from Delaware and went out to dinner. Saturday was mostly watching races and I helped set up the Delaware alumni tent where rowers, family, and alumni met to eat, socialize, and watch races. Delaware had a good showing, winning gold in two events. Saturday ended with dinner and going out with friends once more before heading home on Sunday. Overall, it was a great trip and we will likely be back again next year.
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| Coach Diana! |
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| Rowing in Philly |
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| Delaware Alumni Tent |
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| Marquette Women's 8 |
