The Greeting by the City of Taipei and Presentation Ceremony.

Presentation Ceremony. The City of Taiwan GAVE and shipped to St. Louis, an actual full size dragon boat.
We had to promise it would not be put into the water until a Buddhist priest blessed it and painted its eyes. The ice carving was just for us and the snack table included caviar. The next day's newspaper had this picture on the front page.

The first place Australian team knows how to celebrate.

The top five finishers of the international competition. We were in 4th place, a faction of a second out of 3rd.

At a banquet, each team had to put on a performance.

That's me on the left. You will never see me with that beard again.

That's me and my first wife, Sue.