We arrived at Fortune to find that the local Dory boat race was underway – the greatest boat race in the world! Locals team up in couples and it doesn’t matter if you’ve never rowed a boat in your life, as we found out from the first couple. You row around 2 markers twice then across the canal to fill a barrel with water using paint buckets and water from the canal, then row around the 2 markers twice again and back to the ramp where you run up saw a log in half with a two man saw. There were 8 couples competing and whomever gets the best time wins. Bloody terrific!
