Halton-Peel A Lot Of Fun

Hello. This past week I had the opportunity to play in the Halton-Peel bonspiel for the first time. And what a great time it was.
We started a week ago Saturday at Brampton Curling Club against a rink from Acton. Talk about fast ice! It was all I could do to keep it in play. As I told the players I knew coming out in the following draw, if they threw a draw like they do at our club, it would cause structural damage.
We lost the first game on our skip's (ok it was me) missing two takeouts in the 7th end, giving our opponents 3 game-clinching points. It was an important game though because it proved to us we could play with top teams. That team went on to lose the "B" championship game on the final day.
In our second game Saturday (still in Brampton) we got blown out by a Milton team. It was 7-0 after 3 ends. We shook hands after 6 ends at 9-2. Again our skip (still me) was very poor, and missed every opportunity to turn the game around. Making my last two shots, which were relatively difficult, to salvage a point and get back some confidence was some consolation.
Then we went to Milton on Monday to play against a fellow club team. My opposite number was a very accomplished curler. He will be playing in the Ontario Senior Mixed Championships later this month. On this day, the team ahead of me played very well, and I finally got some good shots in. After giving up a steal of 3, we clawed our way back to where making my last shot gave us an 8-7 win. We had now exceeded my expectations, as I thought we would be 0-3 and out. Now we had a chance to win this division.
Tomorrow and Thursday I'll recall our remaining adventure.

Regards,
Steve