Champions All

Grandkids again.  

They excelled in the latest rowing games on Poros.  The island kids beat teams from Piraeus and other cities with far more experience, and equipment,  Our rowers had to row out to the starting line, run the race, row back into the Navy base and quickly hand over their skiff to the next competitor who literally had ten minutes to make it out to the start line before their  race began.

As usual we had a front row seat.  It was a sunny day but quite windy and some of the races were shortened from 1 kilometre to 600 metres because of the swell

Grandson Jamie pulls for the finishing line

Lydia rows out, around behind the yachts anchored in the strait, on her trek to the starting line 

Nels gets yet another first.  Her medal was presented to her by our own local Olympic Silver Medal rower.  Rowing is a popular acitivity on the island for school kids

A huge beaming smile from Jamie, on the stand to receive his bronze medal

First for Lydia as well.  She had an exceptional race coming up from third near the finish line to overtake the other two and win the event

No show here is complete without the pig

Poor thing.  He was chopped up to provide a 'meze' for fathers and  friends toasting their children's achievements