The outrigger paddling is fantastic. i love it so much. Yesterday was the first day that we "got it" as a team; our strokes were bang on, our rhythm was in tune with the water, we worked hard and weren't afraid of the waves that came at us. we went quite a ways out past the point which made the water harder. I'm learning about the echoes in the water that are created from the land, and how to paddle in the transition, how the boat handles and stuff like that. so interesting. I went down to the endurance paddle for the dragon boat on saturday. it was much more difficult for me than last Saturday, and I realised it is because i had not been on the water all week! I will for sure be paddling dragon boat this week.
I'm kind of bummed because our OC team is not going to race; we are just not going to be ready. the good thing about it is we will be able to do more recreational paddles, taking out OC1's and OC2's just for kicks.
I love paddling and I have set the intention that I want to eventually paddle every day.
It is such a good analogy for life; no matter how rough the water gets, no matter how scared you are of the waves, just keep paddling, over and over, the rhythm of the paddle is what will get you through.
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