7th Anniversary

Alisa and I headed out of town for our Anniversary to Chattanooga.  Our short overnight stay included trips to Ruby Falls and Rock City, shopping downtown, and a regatta.  Apparently, unbeknownst to us, the 2nd largest regatta in the US is held on the river the weekend we were going.  This made accommodations a little harder to find, but not impossible.  We had never been to a regatta so we decided to take it in.  About 1 hour is all you really need, I mean it is boats, oars, and rowers, not a lot to it.  We found out that the course was a 5,000 meter river course.  Meaning put your boat in row up river 3 miles, get in line, start paddling, keep paddling for 3 miles as fast as you can, and fastest time in your group wins.  We had never thought about it, but some of the larger schools probably have 100-125 rowers on their teams.  Some schools have two to three boats for each 2, 4, 6, and 8 rower teams, both men and women.  The money associated with this sport and event was unreal.

Ruby Falls

Having a alittle fun with the dslr.

Moonshining gnomes!

One of the few passes on the course.

Go Jackets!