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Annual boat races 2007
[ October 2007 / 62 images ]
Today the Luang Prabang annual boat racing festival starts
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Hand-powered swing-thing
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Laos 'roulette'
Come on frog'n'lobster
Doh!
Some games are universal
'Intestines....get yer loverly intestines! Get em while they're hot, they're lovely'
Getting busy!
Some still find a place to sleep though
Small boat racing about to start... clouds look a bit dark though
And they're off!
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Oh oh! Rain!
'tis merely a damp day'
We watch from the comfort of a bar
The starting line
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Watching the first day races back at the guest house that evening
The extended family are here for the second day, the big boat races
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People gathering for a good spot on the banks of the river
Some get higher
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Advertisement for one of the mobile phone companies..... really.
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One of the two women's teams
The other women's team
The men's teams head to the starting line
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Row!
Row!
Steer!....and sleep too if you have nothing to do.
Each boat is made from a single tree and carries 50 people
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The women racing... Go Whites!
The mens teams start
Andrea's umbrella is shared
and in return she gets protection
Some kids get closer to the action
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Too many for one log
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Hello again!
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Dunno what this boat is for but something tells me that's where the party is starting!