TIM Baillie said one of the weirdest things about becoming an Olympic champion was being paraded to the adoring public.
The C2 specialist, who won gold with Etienne Stott in London, ended up taking part in THREE parades.
He was on a float with the rest of Team GB as the public brought London to a standstill after the Games last summer.
And then he enjoyed one in Glasgow and another in his home town of Aberdeen.
"We had the parade in London, one in Glasgow then one in Aberdeen," said Baillie. "I was also guest speaker at the Aberdeen University Sports Ball which was surreal.
"In London it was almost like an out-of-body experience and it was so brilliant but so strange. There were so many people, I have never seen anything like it.
"Then it was Glasgow, which was awesome but you don't know what to do. You wave, smile, wave some more. It was the best summer of my life.
"But it is strange because they are all turning out to see you, to thank you for the best sporting summer of their life but for me, without the crowds, sport and the Olympics would not be what it is. So really the 'thank you' should be for the fans for making it so special for us."
