Wednesday, October 10, 2012

The End of Edmonton








Since it's a week until my visa expires and I have to leave Canada, I thought now might be a good time to share some of what I've done in the last nine months!











Rowing











Enjoying Edmonton's Architecture












Rowing... with These Chicks


Christine, self-appointed Captain of Fun; Beth (near) and Danielle (far); 
and Mallory, my awesome pairs partner, modelling our lovely and ever-stylish Edmonton Rowing Club unisuit














Learning to Make Latte Art


















Rowing... at Royal Canadian Henley 

(Nationals - not quite as awesome as NZ Nationals but pretty close I guess)





Mallory's sweet pedi.... she has crossed oars on her big toe













From the grandstand at the finish line












Niagara Falls Daytrip During Henley



The town, or the bit nearest to the falls anyway, is like a theme park...  ie SO FAR over the top that it's come back around to awesome again.















That white patch just next to the big tree is actually the falls.  
You walk down a street in the middle of town and come to the edge of Niagara Falls.  

Weird.

BTW, that's Leanne's amazing hair.




























500m Dash - 4th Place!

















Evidence!














Our W8+ Crew



From left: Kris (coach), ME!!, Mallory, Leanne (my Henley Roomie), Marisa, Isabel, Beth, Laura, Jess, Alex (cox), and Ali (coach)

I love this photo because every single one of us rowers is standing with one leg forward like we think we're supermodels.
Which we totally are.










Another Niagara Falls Daytrip Post-Henley, With Sheila, Our Ex-Coach Who Moved To Ontario And Who I Stayed With For A Week After The Regatta



















Sheila's English Bull Terrior Little Man is even more popular than we are

















The buildings behind the falls are in the USA.  In MY country you actually can't drive to the next country over.












To Be Continued.....