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 Shane.
+**Post-Shaw report\\
+Michael Lampi** \\
+/15/10  #9035
+The Shaw Island photos are going online as I write this.
+I made sure that I took a lot of extra "touristy" shots so all you racers would see some of the things that might have been missed in the heat of the race.  :-)
+http://soundrowersphoto.org/photography/2010/Round%20Shaw%20Row%202010/index.html
+After being the last across the finish line, and having missed the soup and other food, and getting a flip book instead of ribbons, we rushed to the ferry terminal - only to find we were 3rd in line for the ferry AFTER the next one to arrive.
+Well, the ferries were running over an hour late on Saturday, so everyone hung out at the waiting area next to the beach. It was pretty nice and shady, with beer, chips and cheese to go around. After the preceding 10 vehicles got on the ferry to Anacortes we figured out that if one took the inter-island ferry to Lopez, and then got onto the dedicated Lopez-Anacortes ferry we could get to Anacortes an hour earlier than if we waited on Shaw for the direct ferry to Anacortes. An hour saved would be a good thing!
+We finally got on the inter-island ferry to Lopez, which was supposed to get there by 7 for the 8 PM dedicated ferry to Anacortes, arriving an hour before the Shaw to Anacortes ferry would arrive. Well, the inter-island ferry delayed leaving Shaw for a while, went back to Orcas to pick up cars they left there, went back to Shaw to drop some more cars, and finally made it to Lopez close to 8 PM. There we discovered the 8 PM ferry was delayed until about 9 PM.
+We were hungry, and the stand next to the ferry dock closed an hour earlier. The ferry worker recommended that we drive to Lopez Village and get something and return. We got to Lopez Village just in time for the market to close, and almost everything was closed, too. However, a cafe on the water was open, and we got a table for three (me, Joe and Carrie Weisse, who drove on the ferry with us). One look at the prices on the menu and we each quickly decided to just order appetizers for ourselves.
+They were actually quite good, and almost a meal by themselves. We drove back to the ferry, and now the line stretched back down the road. It was no problem, as the ferry could take up to 150 vehicles! Shortly after we loaded and left, the much delayed ferry from Shaw made its appearance at Lopez. It followed us by about 15 minutes, so I guess we saved a little time - and had dinner as well.
+I made it home just before midnight.
+**Re: Post-Shaw report\\
+debbie natelson** \\
+/16/10  #9036
+Mike,\\
+Thanks for the super speedy posting of the race pics (as is your most wonderful habit).
+But I was shocked and saddened to hear that there was no soup for you when you guys returned.  I feel terrible. I was one of the later paddlers myself and inhaled the bottom of one of the almost empty soup pots. But I know there was lots more, at least a half pot of minnestrone -- plus bags and bags of still unheated soup.  There was somehow a miscommunication.  David's Friday Harbor OC Club, Hui Wa'a put on this fabulous spread -- with TONS of yummy soup and bread. They were all so helpful and efficient that somehow they must have cleaned up without first checking that all the racers were back in. So sorry; had I realized that I would have certainly pulled some bowls and bread for you both. Glad you finally got some good food.
+We'll all have to make a better concerted effort to make sure that there is food left for ALL the racers -- AND the VOLUNTEERS waiting patiently at the finish line for the last racers.
+Thank you also for agreeing to take Jerry back to civilization.  I hope you're agreeing to do so didn't cost you your place in line on the first ferry you were aiming for.  Glad you got a nice tour of Lopez in the pursuit of food.\\
+- Deb
+**Re: Post-Shaw report\\
+Dale McKinnon** \\
+/16/10  #9038
+Mike, I'm glad you said something. Your concern was zero food when you got in, but given that the crew didn't know that there was still someone out there raises a safety issue. But, oh well, you're home (finally), safe and all is well...
+**debbie natelson** \\
+/16/10  #9039
+The "crew" most certainly knew that Mike and Joe weren't in.  At least a few of us --including the timers"  were on constant lookout for them.  And there was also ongoing discussion, like, Gee, it's taking Mike and Joe quite a while.  They're probably not making much headway through the current.,etc.  (course did not seem to have a weed problem so we didn't think they were bogged down by sea weed).   However, there was concern and we considered going out in a kayak/OC to look if they didn't appear soon.  The unfortunate situation of "no food left for them" was more that a particular "kitchen elf" was being perhaps, overly efficient and didn't coordinate with timers/race director, etc. before putting the soup away.  There was a bit of a mad frenzy because most of the Sound Rowers were in a mad frenzy to leave on the next ferry. Where as, the OC group (who provided the food) brought enough for dinner as well. And so figured that they would bring out more of the larder in a few hours.  But yes, we were all relieved that they made it back safe and sound, albeit, famished.
+**Michael Lampi** \\
+/21/10  #9067
+To be fair to David he did offer us food at their camp site up the road. However, we had decided even before reaching the finish that we were going to try to make the ferry, which was going to depart roughly an hour after when we expected to reach the finish, and getting food was secondary.
+He also helped pull the boat and trailer out of the water so I didn't have to get sand on or in my car.
+Thank you, David!
+I was actually a little more unhappy for Joe's sake in him not getting his first Sound Rowers ribbon.
+Michael Lampi

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