The sun came back last week. Since Thursday I’ve actually been wearing a sun hat. Perfect for the Avon Descent this weekend – river in full spate and beautiful weather. The Avon Descent is an annual, two-day, white water event along 124km of the Avon and Swan Rivers in Western Australia. It includes both paddle craft and small motor boats. It finishes just a few kms away from us. The significance for us is that Delia’s Dragon Boat Club were competing. Not the white water section I hasten to add – just the last 5 kms. Delia isn’t quite up to that distance yet, she managed 1 km on her Saturday training session but has had aching muscles most of the weekend.
There was one team from Delia’s club, the Amazons, all breast cancer survivors/supporters dressed in striking pink club shirts. The boats are “dressed” with their dragon heads and tails – all looking quite magnificent. I took some shots of the Dragon boats finishing and the crew as they prepared to paddle home, just around the river bend. We didn’t stay for the rush of competitors in kayaks, canoes and small powered metal boats (tinnies) and inflatables.
