Manza Dragon Race

Sunday was another Hari race, aka dragon boat race up at the Manza resort. We went out to support our good friend Rachel and expected to watch her boat team's continued dominance of the summer dragon boat season. It was a beautiful day with a hot sun and a cool breeze. We arrived at the Manza resort just in time to see Rachel's team load into the boat. The race started and the women's team started off very strong, they were the first to start the turn. Then they suddenly stopped rowing and the next thing we realized they were all in the water, because their boat had sunk. The waves were really rough and a few had crashed over the sides of the boat swamping it. The sinking was certainly the most surprising end to a dragon boat race we've ever seen. Rachel and her team got a ride back to the shore on a few banana boats and even though they were soaking wet they still had a great time. It was quite an international race, including a team from Singapore and a British team. After the race we walked across the street to our favorite little sub shop. The food was once again delicious, this time all Gabriella got to eat was the homemade sorbet and fruit. It was a beautiful day filled with delicious food and a little bit of excitement.