Savannah is beautiful
But, sports-fans, it was not a disaster. It was a rowsing success. I had a fantastic time.
Images and short writeup below:
The weather was beautiful. The sun was shining, and the temperature got above 70 on both days. The fields were soft and covered in green grass. We played on Saturday at Forsythe Park and then on Sunday, the co-ed teams joined everyone else to play in Dafin Park.
There were no public restrooms at Forsythe and that was a problem. But otherwise, the tournament was a rousing success.
It took us a while to shake off the rust from several months without competitive ultimate. We were the only team from up-north, so most of the teams we played had been practicing and competing throughout the winter. Predictably, we came out flat and tanked all our games on Saturday.
Sunday, however was another matter altogether. We came out stiff and tight, despite the efforts of the fantastic hot-tub and heated pool at the Doubletree. Once we'd loosened up, we were able to wrestle the chumpionship trophy all for ourselves, an official 5th place finish. But that number can't capture the quality of our Sunday play.
Walking to the fields
Hutch & Sweaty (me) posing for the camera
Trying to play some defense in the 2nd game
Courtney leading a rousing game of Cowboy/Stripper-Pole/Spoon
The Cowboy/Stripper-Pole/Spoon Movie
Lee's Pictures on iPhoto
Daniel's Pictures on iPhoto
Not too many photos (currently) of the drinking and whatnot that went on off the fields. A good time was had by all, and Savannah is a very gracious host.
I am now very sore and stiff, especially my legs. The lesson being that there's no amount of off-season training you can do to prepare yourself for the stresses and strains of actual ultimate.
And I can't wait to do it again.
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