"Barrel O Laffs"

"Barrel O Laffs"
Originally uploaded by terry Dixon

We walked along the river yesterday ...stopping at the old railway bridge to watch the raft race pass by. Kids were throwing eggs and balloons filled with flour at the rafts as they went past. Experienced rafters put umbrellas up to avoid being hit by the eggs.... and one raft fought back with a hose pipe that they aimed at the spectators. We saw rafts full of smurfs, vikings, pirates and our favourite was a raft with 6 monks and a priest onboard. There were lots of Welsh flags being flown...and singing. A few rafts went into the bushes along the banks but we didnt see any capsizes.
It was a great sight and a happy day .. .. until we started to hear the sirens. When we got back to the village there were police, ambulances and the air ambulance helicopter landing on the village green. A raft had over turned and a man was pulled out of the water. We think he was okay but havent heard the full story yet.