Ahoy there! Here are some of the boats that are parked within a mile of my house today.
This is what I think of as a tankwa, which is the name for this type of boat in Ethiopia where they are made by Lake Tana and Awassa and used by the local people for transport and fishing. I think this one (without the mast and sail) is based on the type used on Lake Titicaca: http://www.web-options.com/Boat4.jpg Quint would probably like this one: http://www.web-options.com/Boat2.jpg If you look closely by the bow of this one you can also see a traditional Thames barge with (furled) red sails, giving it some scale: http://www.web-options.com/Boat1.jpg Smile, you son of a .....: http://www.web-options.com/Boat3.jpg This is the story of the last one: http://archive.dailyecho.co.uk/2002/8/22/61992.html Here's to swimmin' with bow-legged women! Cap'n Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
