I must have brought the cold weather with me because most days it never got above freezing, which is crazy for that part of the country. The cold didn’t bring us down though. We paddled every day either in the hole at Rock Island or at Brave Wave. I particularly enjoyed the practice time on the wave as I don’t get to spend a lot of time on waves that good. I also got to paddle the new All Star which is unbelievable. Honestly though, it did make me a little bitter that my size, the Super Star, is going to be the last boat finished. Maybe EJ is trying to punish me? He’s messing with me for sure!

When not on the river we played a lot of Ping Pong and lifted weights. Nick, EJ, and I would do a weight workout about every other day and the three of us worked really hard together. I think that I might have grown another peck!

We also set up the projection screen television and had a big super bowl party complete with our own game of foot ball with some of the factory folks. I can’t remember if I my team won or lost, but we must have won. Go Colts!

The last day at Rock Island I popped a rib in my back. I drove to Cookeville to what I would find to be the most red neck Chiropractor ever. This guy was "Hill Billy" to the T, complete with the "business mullet", as I like to call it. He was very good though and within two days I was paddling again.

As always the Jacksons were very hospitable. Despite the fact that they always have plenty of extra bodies eating up their food and sleeping in their beds, they never make us feel like the dirt bags that we are.

Now I am back in Reno. I am kayaking here but have plans to go over to the Feather in the next day or so.