We arrived at Franz Josef on Friday night with plans to take a half-day walk on the Glacier the following morning. We had our first truly dive-inn experience at the Chateau Franz. There was some hobo charm about the place, but mostly it was a notch below all the other places we have stayed so … Continue reading SATURDAY: Franz Josef Glacier
THURSDAY: Punakaiki to Hokitiki
Thursday was a more leisurely day spent in and out of the car working our way down the coast from Nelson to Punakaiki (Paparoa National Park) and then to Hokitiki where we had a cabin on the beach for the night. The drive to Punakaiki got us to the actual coast of the island for … Continue reading THURSDAY: Punakaiki to Hokitiki
WEDNESDAY: Abel Tasman National Park
After leaving Team USA at the hotel in Hamilton on Monday morning, Ma & Pa and myself headed down to Wellington in order to catch the Inter-Islander ferry to Picton on the South Island the next day. The ferry took a good three hours in the morning, cruising across the Cook Strait and through the … Continue reading WEDNESDAY: Abel Tasman National Park
Last Call from Worlds, 2010
So once again I have taken a few days to decompress, think, and rationalize how I feel about our race on Thursday. Despite everything that happened this year (different… though equally ridiculous as last year's story), coming 5th in the quad was every bit as disappointing. A lot of what I struggled with accepting at … Continue reading Last Call from Worlds, 2010
Through the Reps
Well, after the heat on Monday, we were ready to throw down a solid race, and when the Rep rolled around on Wednesday, that's what we did. We're happy with that performance and are looking forward to this afternoon's Grand Final! Conditions at the course right now (1:30 p.m.) are blustery and highly variable. On … Continue reading Through the Reps
Racing: Day One v.2.0
We finally got to take it down the course yesterday in our Heat for day one/two of racing. This was a big day for us, as--true to US training tradition--we had yet to do a full 2k in our lineup. What happened wasn't ideal, but I think that we handled it as well as we … Continue reading Racing: Day One v.2.0
Megan Kalmoe, OLY 