Rowing

On the 2nd I went out rowing in a ladies 4.  The trip was the longest I had been on for a long time and I hadn't rowed (rather than skulled) for a very long time.  My hand was bleeding by the end of the row.  We did manage to keep the boat quite stable and I think we rowed quite well for a first outing and I will be in the crew for some races, which will give me the incentive to keep rowing rather than just going every now and then.  I drove the scooter there and found that my confidence had grown.  After the row we all went for coffee at the Dockside outlet.  It was really enjoyable with the only problem being that my left wellie had developed a leak and so I had to find some new socks and a replacement boot before we could go out. Need new wellies before next week!

Since that first outing I have been out a few times and have competed in one head race (we didn't do too well but the water was so rough we felt lucky not to get wet).  By March, however, there doesn't seem to be a team and I might have to go back to single skulling.  We'll wait and see.