Sunday, September 7, 2008

Dragon Boat Races

Last Saturday the local offices got together and raced "dragon boats" in the nearby river.

We didn't win any of the races but we had a good time. We had eight oarsmen, someone on rudder and person in the front who kept the beat with a taiko drum.

This is the new ALT, Jessica, and her boyfriend Ken who came to visit her last week.

We had a barbecue after the race. The man waving in the picture above is Fukumoto sensei, my boss. Toward the end of the day there was a raffle and I won the second to last (and best) prize, a compact stereo system and speakers. The final prize was a mini freezer.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Are you on the boat, I think I see you in one of them. The river is pretty big. Mom