U-18 Blog#3

Hi everyone!

We started day 4 in Iceland off with a two hour morning practice, which was run by the Icelandic coach of the team we played against for our first game here. It was good, we started off with a warm-up, he stressed how important a good warm-up is. We did some passing and shooting and then we finished off with a little scrimmage. After practice, we headed over to the facility where our next game would be played. We had a few hours to kill before our game so we took a walk outside, saw a heated outdoor pool and a little river where some of the girls took pictures. Once we went back inside, we started playing some card games. They got a little rowdy, I got a battle wound. Our game was against the U-16 Icelandic National A team. We lost 32-14, it was a very fast paced game. They are by far the most aggressive team I have ever played against, lots of us are covered in bruises and scratches. My jersey is even ripped. Regardless, it was a very fun game and an awesome learning experience. After our game, we watched the U-16 Alberta girls play their game. Once their game was done, both teams headed downtown for some shopping. There are lots of tourist shops, which we took advantage of. Most of us visited a little café where you could get Nutella hot chocolate, Nutella covered crepes and ice cream and whatnot. Everyone said it was delicious. On our way home, we stopped at a massive church to take a look at the outside and take some pictures. Once we got back home, we ate dinner, had some time on our phones and the headed to bed. Most of day 5 was spent at the Blue Lagoon. It’s an awesome place, beautiful inside the building and outside with the water and rocks and the nice mountains in the background. The water is so warm and there is mud everywhere that you can put on your face. We spent some time in a little cave where they had information about the Blue Lagoon. It was so relaxing. There’s a waterfall that you could stand under and get a shoulder massage, it was pretty powerful. Paul Chan took some nice team pictures of both teams in the water together. Jill and I made these weird exfoliants for each other made out of sand and mud, and then we both broke out after, which completely defeated the purpose. Rachel and Rachel saw the vine famous Jerome Jarre. A bunch of us saw him later and ran after him to try and get a picture but he had already gone into the men’s change room. I’m heartbroken. Brenna, Rachel, Rachel and Lindy got a picture with him later. We took some pictures up on the viewing platform, it was freezing but we got some good pictures. We’re back at the house now waiting for dinner, and then we’ll head out to watch a bonfire and the New Year’s Eve fireworks. We’re all looking forward to it. Thanks for reading Katya & Jill Hunter’s blog about day 4 & 5 in Iceland!!!