Big Shoulders: final wave of photos

Ahhhh, Sunday evening. We're not long back from a stroll along the lakefront before the sky completely darkened. In the dim light we were able to see how muddy the water forced up against the concrete terraces was. Mighty impressive waves crashing, spray flying. We couldn't help but think how much worse the conditions at the beach could have been yesterday.

I'll post the photos from the BBQ at Dave's separately tomorrow or later in the week - I'd like to shut down the computer for the night after this (or at least shut down all but iTunes) and get back to reading a book as a way of winding down.

In the meantime, photos taken as and after Smelts finished yesterday's race:

Big Shoulders: third wave of photos

Alright, a good big breakfast (poached eggs, chicken sausage, fresh raspberries, toast with lingonberry preserves, OJ, coffee) is in my belly, and I have slept many hours. Time to get some more pre-race photos posted....



















Looking out at the beach and the course on a dismayingly grey day:



The Smelts Pep Team:

Big Shoulders: second wave of photos

Pun intended!

Another batch of photos for all to enjoy! More photos to come - I think it's better to try this in a few batches than putting them all in Yahoo! photo albums. Let me know if you agree.

Pre-race photos of the various team members:



















A good enough set for tonight. Lots more to come, but I think I'll go read for a while and then get an early night of sleep!

Big Shoulders

I won't write much here - I'm in the middle of baking (quelle surprise!) for a team BBQ on what promises to be a grey, cool Saturday afternoon. Big Shoulders was this morning. Tough conditions, and kudos to those who finished. Conrad, alas, was not among them. The waves and water temperature were overwhelming, and he left the race early into it. No matter - I still think he's darn cute!

A few photos for now; I shall post more later....