Goat races – what on earth happens. People vote on goats to win a sprinting race around a track and basically the goats don’t want to run and have to be pushed around the track by a bunch of men. There are about 30 goats in total and eight races of ten goats each. I… Read More »
The Tanga Yacht Race is a well-known event among sailors in Dar, and I was fortunate to have the opportunity to participate. I was on a boat skippered by a 77-year-old veteran of many Tanga races, so I felt safe. The boat was a clean and tidy catamaran, with many automated systems that made sailing… Read More »
I was walking back to my flat in Hong Kong and the route took me past the racecourse in Happy Valley. There was a lot of noise coming from within and so I asked the attendent on the gate and she said there were races on tonight. Wow, now I can tick off another item… Read More »
Sports Day is a funny day – funny and fun. The trouble is that because we don’t have any sports facilities at the school we have to rent the running track at the Sports University nearby and often, the first time a student has run such a long distance or done any jumping or throwing… Read More »