Lunch at Aretha Frankenstein's, a restaurant recommended to us by a rower's daughter who used to live in Chattanooga
The little birdies were very daring
Gang at Aretha Frankenstein's restaurant
Dr. Watson's personal truck
Tennessee RIver
Rigging the men's boat before Friday's practice
This will be packed full of trailers and competitors by this night
Steph, Betsy and Jeanette prepare for Friday's practice
Carrying oars down to the loading docks
Coaches' confab
Hurry up and wait for practice
How many more of these do we have to take down?
Welcome to Tennessee, y'all
Grandstands, a day before the start of racing
Some teams make it out for a practice run
The night before our race -- something to help us relax before the team dinner
Dr. Watson enjoys her two side items
There was a great turnout for the ORC team dinner
The novice group bonds with the Thomases
Don't mess with the one in the middle
Roommates
A cold, crisp race morning, about 20 minutes before launch. We wear Row for the Cure bandanas in support of breast cancer awareness and our teammate, Betsy (second from right)
These fit ladies go on to take silver in our event
Last call for a pit stop or water
Sunrises like this are why we row
Women's masters eight
A proud motley crew
Making our way to the vendoland
It's not hard to believe this is the country's second-largest regatta
El Cyd always has a great selection of rowing stationery
There were upwards of 5,000 people here
Panera coffee kept us warm between races
Let's go cheer on the novice crew
Dock scene
Here come the novice women (and Rick!)
Novices cross the finish line
They finish with the best time of all of the women's crews
Waiting for the novices to dock
Waiting to help the novices off the dock
Novice group docks after their fourth-place finish (20:29) in a field of 30 boats in their event!
Up over heads...
... and walk it up...
This hill is a *killer* after rowing 10K, up and back -- it takes a village to get the eight back to the trailer
John, Cheryl, Lynn, Mark and Robert
Self-portrait
Karen and CaROWline
Goofin'
Our fit, awesome novice crew
It's cold, but M.J. and Steph stay warm in the sun
Joey's ready for another run down the course
"Young" masters four
Everyone says hi to Linda (middle) -- please return soon!
Members of our "third eight" stand tall post-race -- we missed you, Mary!
The "young" four had a great run, despite rowing together only once before
Time to decompress
Bleacher scene, with Tennessee Aquarium in background
The "Friekki Four" novice four takes bronze in a field of 25 full of college clubs!
A little help, please
Now for the fun -- let's eat!
Big River restaurant -- the tables are packed full of friends and alums of ORC
Is there room for everyone?
I challenge you to travel one block in this town without seeing the words SEE ROCK CITY
Back to the airport -- why take a cab when you can ride in style in a limo for cheaper?
Ready to head home
All that was missing in the limo was a disco ball
Goodbye, Lookout Mountain
