the first annual kawnivore came through our town last friday evening. what is a kawnivore you ask? well, basically it's a 100 mile boat race which begins on the kaw river in manhattan, ks and ends on the kansas river in lawrence, ks. we had never heard of such a thing and decided we'd venture down to the river to check it out. the launch was at 5:30pm and the first boat appeared at our river bridge about 8pm. over 120 boats were registered and it was estimated that it would take 22-28 hours to complete the race. i'd be up for a day trip but no way would i want to spend the night on the river. these people are serious! and crazy!
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| friday night at the river for the 1st annual kawnivore boat race |
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| lots of onlookers |
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| the clipper, a.k.a. the party barge of the evening. this would be my boat of choice! |
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| and how about a little girl power? i cheered for these ladies as they came through. |
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| these guys were the first ones to make the pit stop...it was obvious that this wasn't their first rodeo. they had a system and they were fast! |
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3 comments:
I think you should do it. You and the hubbie :)
when do you head to Washington?
Sign me up! If I load up my yak I can get there in about...oh..a week? Sound like great fun!!
wish I could have been down there to see it. Looks like fun, but I'm with you. I wouldn't want to spend the night on the river! :)
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