Lime and Spoon Race anyone?

Today we were at the school for a “sports day” that Steve and Gavin had very ably organized.
The hot, rainy muggy conditions proved challenging for visitors, but the school children, divided into teams of mixed ages, just could not stop running. Here's Don with his team:

There were some tried and tested European style games, which of course we participated in, such as the sack race,

And the 3 legged race. Here's Della in action:

We quickly discovered that the cliché that the difference in height affects performance in this race held true in our case:

More unusual games (apparently more common locally) included, the “Lime and Spoon Race”:

And of course the “dancing with a balloon between you” game. As you can briefly see below, Della and Don particularly excelled at this one, despite blatantly breaking the rules by touching the balloon.

Finally, Della continued with her regal duties (this time adorned in a tiara given by Steve), by handing out prizes to the winning team and clothes to all the children which had been donated to the charity by well wishers in the UK and US.