The Presentation and little Cardboard boats
Saturday and I am taking Turner over to the venue and I need Gas. I get direction from Natasha but I get lost and Turner and I end up missing the morning session. I attend a nice physo session presented by one of my POD mates( this is how to treat and prevent kayaking injuries) but I realize that the projectors that looked so good last night during the presentation is all washed out in the light of day. The rooms have too much ambient light and I start to worry about my presentation at 2pm. But I don’t have time to worry about this as it is now time for the POD’s to start boat construction.
Each POD is given pre-cutout sheets of plastic cardboard, a roll of duct tape and one box cutter. We have to then construct a boat that will be raced in the lake behind Milford school this evening. As we have plenty of boat building experience on our team I don’t feel the need to participate and walk around the venue spying (cough) I mean taking photos of the other POD’s boats.
At the lunch break most of the boats are finished and I get my computer set up to do the presentation. I am in the main hall and worry about how the ambient light will effect my slide show. It’s bad enough that most of the cave slides are dark already. Steve helps me set up the projector and connect it to my computer.
The presentation is attended by about 30-40 people. I go through the slides and try to make up something interesting and low and behold I get through the presentation and people are actually impressed. Fooled them! After I attend Paul Caffyn’s talk on trip planning for expeditions ( who better ). Paul does his presentation from hand written notes and a white board. Gee why didn’t I think of that! I could have been saved all the grief of selecting slides. What was I thinking!
After the presentation it’s time for the cardboard boat races. The teams line up on the shore and one by one we launch our proud craft and brave ( if not foolhardy) racer. Amazingly they all float. The race is on and as far as I can tell all the boats actually make it through the course with out sinking. Turner is actually paddling on of the boats and the spectators start to chant “Roll it Roll it” and Turner actually does! Of course the boat sinks after ward but what the heck. A job well done! After the Races the Fab 4 do a bunch of Greenland rolling demo’s and Freya does her famous headstand and gymnastics on her boat, Hexy Sexy. The crowd goes wild.
A full day and everyone heads in early as tomarrow we must all meet up bright and early at the Beach….
Each POD is given pre-cutout sheets of plastic cardboard, a roll of duct tape and one box cutter. We have to then construct a boat that will be raced in the lake behind Milford school this evening. As we have plenty of boat building experience on our team I don’t feel the need to participate and walk around the venue spying (cough) I mean taking photos of the other POD’s boats.
At the lunch break most of the boats are finished and I get my computer set up to do the presentation. I am in the main hall and worry about how the ambient light will effect my slide show. It’s bad enough that most of the cave slides are dark already. Steve helps me set up the projector and connect it to my computer.
The presentation is attended by about 30-40 people. I go through the slides and try to make up something interesting and low and behold I get through the presentation and people are actually impressed. Fooled them! After I attend Paul Caffyn’s talk on trip planning for expeditions ( who better ). Paul does his presentation from hand written notes and a white board. Gee why didn’t I think of that! I could have been saved all the grief of selecting slides. What was I thinking!
After the presentation it’s time for the cardboard boat races. The teams line up on the shore and one by one we launch our proud craft and brave ( if not foolhardy) racer. Amazingly they all float. The race is on and as far as I can tell all the boats actually make it through the course with out sinking. Turner is actually paddling on of the boats and the spectators start to chant “Roll it Roll it” and Turner actually does! Of course the boat sinks after ward but what the heck. A job well done! After the Races the Fab 4 do a bunch of Greenland rolling demo’s and Freya does her famous headstand and gymnastics on her boat, Hexy Sexy. The crowd goes wild.
A full day and everyone heads in early as tomarrow we must all meet up bright and early at the Beach….
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