Lowri Davies

Yesterday Emily Wall, Islay Crosby and myself went on a stealth mission to find a wave near Thun without queues. Little did we know that the journey there would be an adventure in itself! As we wound our way through the mountains in my van, we found ourselves at a toll booth; but this was no ordinary toll, this was to get our vehicle on a train which would take us through a tunnel under a mountain.

As the train entered the dark tunnel, we squealed like school girls and the nervous giggles didn’t stop for most of the ghost-train-like journey.

Once at the wave we found an empty eddy and although the wave wasn’t perfect we certainly appreciated the opportunity to have a paddle in a more chilled out environment, away from the queues.

Prior to arriving in Thun, I spent a lucky few days at Bremgarten before the crowds arrived. A few pics of my training buddies:

Dave Bainbridge

Islay Crosby, pinkies in the air…

Official training starts tomorrow. If you would like to keep up to date on what is happening here at the Worlds, keep an eye on the official website at  http://www.icf-thun2009.ch and the finals will even be streamed live on Freecaster (www.freecaster.tv) on Sep 6th.

If you are at a loose end over the week of 1st-6th, please come and support us! We have just found out that the French are bussing in supporters and they are LOUD! We need as many supporters as possible as it really makes a difference hearing people cheering for you during your event. Thun is a beautiful town set in dramatic snow capped mountains and there will be plenty to do and see here throughout the event, not just the kayaking… and of course the parties will be legendary. Flights can be found pretty cheap and the public transport this end is really easy.

I hope to see you here over the next 2 weeks, and if not I’ll see you on the water sometime soon…