Aftermath of the 7th annual Hawaiian Isle Festival & Outrigger Canoe Regatta

What a fun-filled weekend. I enjoyed hanging out with the guys and all the Coaches, especially Al and PK. On Friday night, by the time we finished picking everyone up, it was already 8pm. The car ride was really fun. We pretty much laughed all the way to Vegas. By the time we got there it was already 1am, so there wasn't really much to do. We checked in, then met up with Coach Al and PK. We mingled with the other teams from LB. They were really fun to hang out with, and very friendly. After an hour or two, the guys decided to go back up to the hotel room to get some rest and get ready for the race the next day. I on the other hand stayed behind and played craps; Which by the way is my new favorite game in Vegas. I won a couple hundred dollars playing with Coach and his friends at the craps table. Time sure flies when you're having fun. I didn't realize it was already 4am when I start heading back to the hotel room. Needless to say, I only got less than an hour of sleep before we had to get ready for race time.

Saturday morning, we all rushed to the race site to register our teams. We had to be there by 8am the latest, and our first race was around 10am. We were all nervous, since it's our first outrigger race. Surprisingly we did really well. Our Team A came in first and Team B came 2nd for the Men's novice. And yours truly was of course in Team A :) We won gold and silver for that division. We also raced the Open Men's division and came in 4th and 6th respectively. To be honest, I didn't expect much from us, since we only practiced for about a month and a half, but with what we've accomplished, I was more than just satisfied.

Saturday night, we celebrated. We went to eat at the Rio seafood buffet, where I almost died from eating too much. Then we walked the strip and gambled. On Sunday was check out time, where we had to say goodbye to our room, were we shared with 7 guys. Before we left, we had to go back to the race site one last time to receive our awards. We were all tired on the drive back. Everyone was knocked out in the car, except for the driver of course. It was a short, but really fun weekend. Everyone enjoyed it, and they can't wait until our next trip/race. Here are some pictures from the event. Enjoy!

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