Last Friday, I took my very first rowing lesson at Town Lake. It's something I've wanted to do for a long time and have actually been talking about doing for the past several months...and I have co-workers that will back me up on that! I also managed to talk Meredith O into doing the lessons with me - maybe one day we can compete together.
The lesson was lots of fun. We spent about 40 minutes going over terminology, safety procedures, and practicing on the dock trainers. Towards the end of the lesson we actually got to take a boat out for about 20 minutes. It was incredibly peaceful. I love the sound of the boat and oars pushing through the water. Even though I've been on Town Lake in a canoe, it still looked different from a scull...I'm not sure if that's due to my position in the boat, the solitude (it is a one-person boat), or the early morning hour. Our next lesson is Tuesday at 6:30am...we're hoping to get on the water while the mist is still rising from it.
Posted by jfer at November 11, 2002 11:35 AMOk, Jen...are you going to get the entire family involved in rowing now?
Posted by: mom on November 11, 2002 11:17 PMCompete? Compete? Do you know how much I have spent this year as a result of that "one" little triathlon you got me into? On the other hand, sounds like fun....
Posted by: meo on November 12, 2002 12:17 AMWhat I can't figure out is how Meredith is going to use her new, not inexpensive, bicycle while she rows!
Posted by: Eliz on November 12, 2002 9:11 PM