"No' affy weel", as they say in this city, is how the Slalom trip to Dundee began. Turning up late to the disappointed looks of the older members (after they realised a stop at Greggs had made us late), us freshers had no idea what to expect. On our way down to the slalom (with Sam white-knuckle holding onto the kayaks as they slid around on the roof), the excitement grew. Once we arrived at Dundee and overcame the obligatory faff ("are we in the right place? Where are the other Unis??"),we where in and eyeing up the course and other contestants.
The course consisted of 5 gates on flat water over 50 meters, but even that was a challenge for some of the less experienced members of the club (me). With coach Chris offering some last minute advice and a "You'll be fine!" (lies), everyone representing GUCC got in a kayak and gave it their all. Some of the highlights of the contest have to be watching Luca compete and showing the rest of us freshers how its done, Kirsty's skillz in the woman's duo with the most unfazed look on her face and the power struggle between Sam and Chris in their duo. Also Maia getting stuck in the yellow slide.
We came away from an afternoon of poolside fun with two excellent results; gold in the men's' category won by Chris and bronze in women's by Cat. At this point the squad divided into two groups; those going back to Glasgow via Chris's parents house and the surprisingly un-keen sesh gremlins heading for a night out in Dundee. (Word from those who went to Chris's, his parents can cook and 'Curry with the Curry's' should definitely be made a club event). The night out in Dundee was by all accounts a very strange one, but none the less lit. After some very eventful pres (in which the DUCC social sec showed us exactly how they slut drop in Dundee), we headed down to the union with nothing to keep us warm but some GUSA chants aimed at Strathclyde. The Union itself is huge and easy to get lost in, however getting into it was a challenge with the fire alarm going off... The night ended with us all crashing in one of the DUCC members' living rooms, but I'm sure one of us freshers could've slept in an actual bed had he taken up an offer ;)
Overall the trip was great, 10/10 would Dundee again. Big shout out to Chris and Cat for their achievement and driving us down! Bring on the January freshers' Polo tournament!
Post by Jessie Shadbolt
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