Henley Royal!

After 2 weeks of training on the Bosbaan in Amsterdam, we are now in England! We flew from Amsterdam to England on Saturday and have been preparing for racing which officially begins on Wednesday for the regatta. We, however, do not race until Friday. Our first match up is against France! We haven't seen them on the water yet so we're not sure what to expect, but we are ready for anything!!

Our team has been split into two groups and we are staying with two families. Henley on the Thames is not a large city so many families will open up their homes to all the crews who come to race! It's really neat how the whole town gets involved in the event!

Yesterday, the Queen came to Henley to a party as part of her Diamond Jubilee celebrations. I was able to catch a glimpse of her from the opposite side of the river! It was really neat!

We have two more days before our first race so we will be rowing early in the morning before races start, to get our race prep work done. I am super excited to race though! Here are a few pictures for you to enjoy!

The first picture is of the Queen!