Dragon Boat Races at Boat Quay....

It was a dark and stormy night.....actually, it was 2:30 in the afternoon! As you can see, there was quite a storm brewing on the east side of the island! It's hard to believe, but we just had a sprinkle of rain on our side of the river. These pictures were taken from the comfort of the "Penney Black" Pub on the Singapore River.

Dragon Boats waiting for the next crew. One of the crew beats the cadence on the drum so the paddlers can stay together.

This boat is heading for the starting point, as another race is going on in the background.

A photo finish in this heat.....you can see the boat behind #4 is barely a "nose" (snout??) ahead!!

As the sun went down, we were rewarded with a full rainbow arcing across the sky!

On November 22nd, we made our way down to Boat Quay to watch the Dragon Boat races. Joni Plomp's husband, Laurence, is a member of the American team..so we went to cheer on team USA! We also caught the final rugby match of the season on the telly! The New Zealand "All Blacks" upset the Aussie team. A fun day of Dragon Boats, Rugby, Tiger beer and pub grub!