Goodbye Oetz, Hello Prague!

This morning we rose at 6am (or 6.30 for the girls!) to prepare for the epic 6 hour journey to Prague. A sight for sore eyes, we encountered the sun and a cloudless sky! At 8.15am, with everything packed and everyone well fed, we got on our way.

The journey was long for the HR boys, with their total of 5 CDS on repeat. All the girls in the berlingo, we jetted off ahead of the boys so fast that we were able to catch Zlatan (a real achievement).
We all stopped together at the Czech-German border markets. Before entering the markets we saw the US Junior Team, who was also on their way to Roudnice. After some bartering, we got on our way with a single thought on our minds... The 'pristine' waters of Prague.

At 3.15pm we arrived at our destination, the Prague boathouse, where we will stay for roughly 2 weeks. We quickly ate lunch after settling in, ready for a session on the Troja slalom course, which is almost 100 steps from our accommodation.

A short progressives session and cruise was on the agenda. Zlatan took all the boys for his first coaching session with the team and Tori worked with the girls. After braving the waters, coke was in order, as were showers and gear washing... an attempt to eliminate the grime and wafting stench of the river.

We ate dinner together at the restaurant in the boathouse. The menu included some very traditional Czech meals, the boys and Tori all had goulash and Dumplings. Zlatan has now been challenged to cook for the team his very own goulash recipe... on Friday, we'll let you know how it goes!

At the boathouse we have run into the Candians, who seem to be following us, and the Spanish Junior team.

Antra has been fixing her boat after some rock encounters on the Inns river in Austria and the rest of the team has been competing in a foosball tournament- Canada vs. Australia.

Goodnight from Prague,

tash