Saturday, May 20th

This morning I woke up bright and early because today was the epic dragon boat racing in Barry, a town just down the road from here! I caught a ride with James and Ian from work and some other guy I can't quite remember his name..Oh wait I think it was Rob. Anyway, it was packed! It was like a mini fair-- just what you picture a small town gathering like. The dragon boat race was a charity event for the Loughborough Women's Aid. Because I really wanted to do it, I donated 22 pounds towards the cause, so..if you want to donate after-the-matter, I'd appreciate it :) JJ (another guy I work with) gave me 18 pounds that he had raised and I got another 10 pounds from the STI (sports tech institute) bake sale.

If you look at the pictures and my description from Monday, a dragon boat has 10 paddlers and one person keeping the beat on the drum. Our first race we won and I was paddling. In our second race we also won and I was paddling. We had the best time then. Our third race I was the drummer and we did not so hot. In semi's I was the drummer and we bombed it. I'm personally convinced it was because I was not in the boat that we lost...but it's uo for debate I suppose depedning on who you ask. Anyway, the day was filled with LOTS of sunshine, NO sunscreen, and some drinks to go around! It was a great way to get to know everyone I workwith..now we are all great friends!

After the race I went back to DC for dinner and met up with everyone at the local oub called the Varsity to watch the football game that was on...Premier League Championship maybe? I'm probably wrong about that... Anyway, the night progressed and we went to Echoes, a disgusting yet very cheap nigh club with sticky floors and loud music. Depsite the negativity, I had a lot of fun! Enjoy the pics!