Lake Merritt Regatta

A few of the girls we met in Vegas a month or two back were rowing in a regatta on Lake Merritt in Oakland today, so we headed up there to watch.

	Setting off for their race.
	How they don't fall over in that narrow boat I will never know.
	Traffic management is a complex business.
	Warming up.
	At the halfway mark it's all very close...
	Sadly the girls come last, but are within 5 seconds (over about 4 minutes for the race) of the first boat so it's pretty darned close.
	Geese really couldn't care less about the rowers.
	Another race, this time a 4. Looks like the back two aren't pulling their weight to me...
	Yes, they are definitely just sitting there!
	On their way from practice up to the start line.
	Neil spectating.
	It's another close race, and the girls are in the thick of the action.
	This time they are returning having won 3rd place in the final!
	There is lots of carrying of boats involved.
	A rather random music shop in Berkeley where we headed for lunch after the regatta.
	An extremely random street vendor in Berkeley...