2007 Alcan Top Ten
by Jillian

10.  The sit-in Tiller reciting his credentials as we paddled out to our race start.  Oh, and, he wore a skirt (not to be confused with a kilt).

9.  Seeing the smile on my baby's face when he ate his beloved ramen.

8.  Border crossing, the first.
     Guard, "Are you here for the dragon boat races?"
     Megan places here arm out the window, flexes and replies, "can't you tell by the guns I'm carrying?"

7.  Receving a text from Chun stating that if we won A race, he'll style his hair however we choose.  Looking forward to picking something pink.

6.  The dancing conga players and their sweet moves.

5.  Running in place as a new warm-up and Big Poppa taking Chin May out sumo-style.

4.  The power of our first race start in the final race... to me, that in itself was a win.

3.  The saying "paddle til you puke" has a whole new meaning... we now "paddle in the puke".

2.  In the words of H, "They're winning!"
     In the words of Brooke, "I don't remember the manias all wearing white hats?"

1.  Describing the race weekend to Rashanna, stroke by stroke and having her chuckle and respond with, "Hey Amanda, so here's the deal... we're gonna put you on the this boat...  You're going to sit on this rickety little seat that no one wants to sit on.  We'll put you there backwards and then we'll have 20 people paddle as hard as they can and crash into $hit.  How does that sound?"
     (Perspective makes me laugh).