This weekend we got to see the
dragon boat races in our neighborhood. Back in May they had the big dragon boat races in Naha, but they have races throughout the summer at different places on the island. There was a little street fair next to the river where the races were held. It was blazing hot but a lot of fun. Here's Matthew watching one of the races.
A view of the ocean as we walked over to the races. It was a nice day.
The boats race down, turn around at the flags and race back. See how into it Matthew is.
There were rows of canopies for all the athletes and tons of food vendors lining the race route. There were about 40 teams competing. We ran into a friend who was competing in the races and he gave us the scoop on the different teams. The teams race three at a time for time and then the top nine or so times get to race in the semifinals. Then those winners go on to a final race. I was amazed at how big an event it was!
The middle of a race.
It felt so hot out there. I was dying. Anna didn't want to get her picture taken...again.
More race photos.
We got some little treats on the way back.
The last race we watched - this team in front was supposed to be one of the front runners. They were fast!
It was really cool to see the races. It made me a little sad about leaving Okinawa, but that's not for another six months or so. I'm glad we got a chance to go.
This weekend we got to see the dragon boat races in our neighborhood. Back in May they had the big dragon boat races in Naha, but they have races throughout the summer at different places on the island. There was a little street fair next to the river where the races were held. It was blazing hot but a lot of fun. Here's Matthew watching one of the races.
A view of the ocean as we walked over to the races. It was a nice day.
The boats race down, turn around at the flags and race back. See how into it Matthew is.
There were rows of canopies for all the athletes and tons of food vendors lining the race route. There were about 40 teams competing. We ran into a friend who was competing in the races and he gave us the scoop on the different teams. The teams race three at a time for time and then the top nine or so times get to race in the semifinals. Then those winners go on to a final race. I was amazed at how big an event it was!
The middle of a race.
It felt so hot out there. I was dying. Anna didn't want to get her picture taken...again.
More race photos.
We got some little treats on the way back.
The last race we watched - this team in front was supposed to be one of the front runners. They were fast!
It was really cool to see the races. It made me a little sad about leaving Okinawa, but that's not for another six months or so. I'm glad we got a chance to go.
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