Mike's late Top Five from Alcan 2007
by Mike Poage

5.  Chinmay and Jon arguing about who wants to win more in our hostel room at 1:00am.

4.  Race official asking if Mayank was "certified".  I could feel the maniacs thinking, "certified? what the hell? how do you get certified? Am I certified to paddle? Who certifies tillers? The coast guard?"

3.  Me telling Brett at the "Fantacity" karaoke place that their drinks had "no booze" in them, then asking, "Did I just sing the Piano Man?"

2.  Annie not getting appropriate enthusiasm about dragon boat from the border guard on the way into Canada.  Then getting the guard on the way back into the U.S. to be impressed by our medals.

1.  Winning two heats at Alcan. Seriously, I know some of us(me) were pissed at being in the novice division, but it's competitive all the way through the divisions up there. Besides, try explaining to non-dragon boaters that "recreational C" is better than "novice A."