Lake Merritt

Day 5: Lake Merritt and travelling to Boulder

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July 10th 2011
Today I got up early with Ellen and Steve to go to a regatta at Lake Merritt - the South West Regional Masters Champtionships. SO many shiny boats - I was desperate to race but instead had to help launch them and bring them in. Small world - I met a woman who learnt to row at Wolfson and then trialled OUWBC. We had a good chat about how she was still rowing however many years later (I didn't p ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more