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Well, I am down under!  It is freezing here!  I know it is winter, but I thought everyone in Australia just wore bikinis and went surfing.  Guess not!

The flight was as painless as it could be.  I slept for at least 10 hours during the 14 hour flight.  Right next to our hotel is a hippie market with loads of gluten-free foods.  Yeah!  I slept for another 11 hours the first night and 10 last night, so I am feeling pretty rested.

I rode the course for the first time today and I really love it.  The climbing is very technical, and the descents require some cat-like reflexes.  I crashed HARD today, but I am a lucky girl.  My teammates told me to look out for a sign that said “you CAN’T roll this drop!”  Well, I was looking for that sign but never saw it.  Seems like the officials thought it was not needed anymore.  I beg to differ.  I was just riding everything on the course as usual and rode right off this huge drop, nose wheelied, and hit the dirt hard.  I landed on my left shoulder and head/cheek.  Laying there looking up at the drop I thought, “okay, so there’s that section!”  There is a way safer line on the right, which I was planning on taking and will take in the race.  There are many things you could jump and rage down, but I want a flat-free crash free World Championships!

Team USA is out on the relay course right now and I guess I will read or watch a movie.  It gets dark at 5:30 pm, so by that time I have no problem sipping on my organic red grapes!