Travel Photo: Dragon Boat

This boat has just been turned upright and, is continuing to race.

Three boats participating in the event are deliberately capsized halfway through the course.

After the team gets back aboard, some folks paddle, while others, bail the water out of the hull.

Camera: Pentax K3

Lens: Pentax 18-250 with 1.4 converter at focal length of 168mm

Location: Itoman Port, Okinawa, Japan

Date and Time: June 19, 2015  2:27PM

Dragon Boat Races at Abushibare (畦払い) in Hentona

Rituals in Northern Okinawa

 

 

The third Abushibare attended, so far, this year was a bit different than, the first two.

At all of them, prayers and offerings were made, beginning the ceremonies.

At the events earlier this year, toy boats were sent out to sea.

Today, the people of Hentona, paraded down to the sea and held boat races.

It was a beautiful, summer-like day and, I took hundreds of photos.

This GIF is all we'll be seeing tonight.

The rest of the images will have to wait until some re-hydration occurs !

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