Today was registration day and the start of the World Masters Fly Fishing Championships here at Madonna di Campiglio, Italy. Though Stefano offered to guide us fishing this morning, everyone opted to make today a rest day and a day to tidy up the tackle to be ready for the first session tomorrow. Pete, Stefano and I did however walk the town section of the Lower Sarca River just to have a look and kill some time. It’s a short drive and it made for a very nice morning.
At 4 PM our team dressed up in our Team USA attire and hopped on a bus with the other 19 teams. The event took us to downtown Madonna di Campiglio where we were in a parade. We walked a mile through the stunning town then sat to local entertainment then the official kick off of the World Masters event. It was a big deal and a very cool afternoon.
After kick off, we walked a half mile to the base of one of the many local ski hills and rode the gondola to an insanely picturesque mountain top restaurant where the opening ceremonies continued while we ate a six course meal and indulged on some of the finest red wine any of us have ever experienced.
The exciting day and night finally concluded around 11 PM. It was a bit late for our liking being the competition starts in the morning, but when in Rome (not really but close) do as the Romans. Not a contestant left the fun evening early and we’ll all be in the same tired condition when our 6 AM busses head to the competition waters.
That’s it – good night. . . . . tomorrow the fishing counts big time!
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