Day 2 - Team Canada prepares for Volleyball

!!Canada picked up its second WTG medal on Day 2 - Marvin Meissner of B.C. won silver in the Men's Bowling event!!

!!Kaila Remilliard, first Youth participant, won gold in the 5K Cycling!!

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Team Canada Volleyball

The majority of the day was spent at volleyball practice getting ready for the tournament on Tuesday. Our captain, "Big" Brent Dueck (6'8") had us running through drills and formations for someone like me who doesn't get out to play as often as he'd like. This year we have three players returning from the London squad that got knocked out of the quarter-finals by the eventual champions from Hungary. Given that we were the only team to take them to a third and final set, we're feeling as though we have a good shot at making some waves tomorrow...a gold would make up for the loss in 2005.

---Team Canada discussing strategies of how to get the Gold----

----------Michael Strilchuk goes up for the kill ------------

Team Canada earning a well-deserved massage after a hard day's work



Traditional Thai Dinner

To cap off a day of hard work, the volleyball team (minus Mike S. who was doing who knows what at the internet cafe), went for an authentic Thai dinner in some back alley a few blocks from the hotel. It turned out that it was a gem of a restaurant that had the make-up of an old Victorian home. As you can see in the pictures, everyone enjoyed their meals. As I'm in the midst of my search for the best Pad Thai in Bangkok, I have to say that it was the best I've had so far!!!




------------steaming hot Tom Yum soup----------


----------Pierre enjoying a girly coconut drink------------


-------------Traditional Thai musician-------------

--Pineapple surprise (it's full of delicious chicken and shrimp)--