Monday, May 6, 2019

Dragons in Freo harbour..



Aimee and I zipped down to Fremantle yesterday to have breakfast and to take pics of the Dragon Boat Festival in the boat harbour. I hadn't realized that dragon boat racing was so big in WA but there were many crews and even more people watching. Unfortunately we couldn't find a spot to see the crews coming in but found a brilliant spot to watch them going out. Don't my favourite fishing boats make a fantastic backdrop.. so much colourful fun. Aimee made me laugh when she saw the tights on the man above, 'I have some just like that' she said 'I should have worn them for the occasion' also she wasn't happy about the viking hat in the last shot 'that's not an authentic viking hat'.. she cracks me up 😄 Happy Monday, take care and stay safe..


23 comments:

  1. ...fabulous boats, but it looks a bit crowded to me.

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  2. No it’s not not an authentic Viking hat. Aimee is right!

    Love the colours in these photos.

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  3. It's a lot of fun to watch. Our summer version comes up in June or July, and our winter one was a blast. Terrific shots!

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  4. So colourful, and I hope you both enjoyed breakfast!

    All the best Jan

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  5. I find the pants in the first photo. I find it fitting reminds me of scales.
    Coffee is on

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  6. Looks like fun and I agree that hat is not correct 😊 I envy you having Aimee to go out with. We used to have dragon boat racing in Oxford when we were there, guess they still have it. Take care and enjoy the week. Diane

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  7. Nice dragon boats and a very nice harbour. Nice shots, Grace.

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  8. Fun event even with the fake Viking helmet guy!

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  9. Interesting boats. I wonder if anyone (other than a museum) has a real ancient Viking hat.

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  10. What great shots! I've seen dragon boats in Victoria, B.C. but if they're around here I've missed them (Crewing is popular in Seattle). (We're headed out on an adventure for about a week. I may not comment regularly but have posts scheduled in my absence.)

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  11. It looks like a lot of fun. That your daughter knows what an authentic Viking hat looks like is impressive.

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  12. What a fun and colorful event. If they do anything like that here, I've never heard about it. I'll have to check and see. I love the tights and the silly Viking hat.

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  13. What a cool day to see so many differently decorated boats.

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  14. A very colourful and fun day Grace.

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  15. What are vikings doing on a dragon boat ... I thought they originated in China.

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  16. Love those shots but I agree that you picked the best for a bigger exposure at top.

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  17. It looks all very colourful, those wobly boats....nothing for me...:(

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  18. what a great place to snap photos, and for participants, to let your personality shine through.

    Jans
    GDP

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  19. Amazing pics. Thanks for sharing.

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  20. great pictures,i like the contrast between dragon boat and the big ships! ew :)

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  21. Autostadt has a similar event (usually, who knows what happens now the Diesel affair has it´s grip on it) - but dragons are ... Yiiiikes... so much more fun! :-)

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  22. The first shot I like!
    I gift a new title like as 'The King of Dragon and his Son' ;)

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