elanya

Back from the regatta. It was not exactky what I was expecting. I was expecting that we would play around in thewater in our silly little boats for a few hours, syticking more or less around the area whre we started. I was *not* so much expecting to be going 5 or 6 miles down river, possibly more, and stopping at a new place! So, half the stuff I'd prepared wound up being useless.

Our boat lasted a valiant, oh, half an hour, maybe? then we became river pirates in the truest sense of the word. We fought with everyone else. I had my sword, and one of my little guns... it floated, was small enough to shove down my top (I did have a life jacket, at least), was easier to refill, and had decent range and speed/accuracy. Eventually, we made an alliance with Dr./ Richard and Dr. Rogers, who protected out daquiries in exchange for our assistance. I plundered many trophies of war, but my allies kept losing them! Bah! And gave me little back up on missions either. I was sent to steal a monkey. I was like a ninja... they ennemy suspected nothing. They smiled and waved me off as I departed, prize in hand, and would have known nothing if I hadn't foolishly tried to called for backup before my allies were close enough... That's when, I'm ashamed to say, I lost my sword. I also messed up my hand fighting to retrieve it, and it was numb with pain for a while. In fact, the tip of one of my fingers is still kind of tingly and numb... I must have pinched a nerve. Also, by that point, I'd been in the river with nothing but my bathing suit for about two and a half or three hours, and I was freezing cold and shivering in the water. So, I got picked up by out rescue boat, where I spend the rest of the time. I felt bad for tsiankiio and Michelle, though, who were in the water the whole time, and were both blue by the end of it. They had wet suits, at least, but still :( None of us were really prepared for what we'd gotten ourselves into, I'm afraid. Still, parts of it were incredibly fun. Evenutally, we made it back to the launch point (after almost being refused at the dump when we brought in our cardboard and styrefoam derelicts -_- ). I was dropped at home, and wanted to do nothing but shower and climb into something nice and warm....

And! Psychic link! What did I find waiting or me but a *package*! A package with letters! And... a warm fuzzy Aberysthwyth hoodie :D So now I am showers, and wearing it. Waiting for the girls to call, and then we are supposed to go back out to Dr. Rogers' place for the after party. I am wondering how ong people will want to stay... still, I have baked goods, drinks, and an appetite. I also need to get all my wet crap out of the back of tsiankiio's car...

ARRRR