Junior Worlds 2018 - Blog #3

Yesterday was a nice relaxed day as we acclimated to the surroundings.  We got to the hotel in the morning, hung out for a while then did a little shake-out in the early evening.  I had anticipated being able to watch the Packers-Vikings game on the NFL Sunday Ticket app, but it wasn't available outside of the US.  I settled for listening to Larry and Wayne on WTMJ online and following on ESPN Gamecast.

Our hotel is located on a quaint lake that seems to be used for recreation.  I walked around the grounds for a bit with Macey and we found some trampolines.  No way would a hotel in the US have trampolines for guests.  We broke a little sweat in the warm sun and then a random couple challenged us to a game of tennis on the courts behind the hotel next to the pool.

We both have general athletic skills, but tennis is not a preferred sport for either of us.  We would have done Mr. Forde proud, though.  We were in athletic clothing and our opponents were in swimsuits and sandals.  I kept telling her to hit the ball to "Bikini" (the nickname I gave our opponent).  She couldn't keep herself from laughing and missed the ball entirely once or twice.  Mind you, it was about 10:00 AM and I'm pretty sure Bikini had been drinking alcohol since the night before.  We definitely won.  The other team wasn't keeping score and we never actually served the ball or followed the rules, but Macey and I walked off the court feeling victorious after Bikini and her husband had enough of our powerful forehands.  They broke, so we won.  That's the story we're going with.

We used those tennis courts later in the day for our small team workout.  There was a little "crack the egg" on the trampoline (see Ali's video post...), some sand volleyball and a combination of soccer and basketball then we walked next door to use the sauna and called it a night.

Today we're heading over to the venue for a mat workout and to watch some Greco-Roman wrestling.