The Dalai Lama, center, jokes with members of the crew of the Hawaiian voyaging canoe Hokulea following the Earth Blessing and Consecration of the the canoe on April 16, 2012 in Kaneohe, Hawaii. The Hokulea is being prepared for a round-the-world trip.

Jeremiah Taleni, right, gives a Shaka, a Hawaiian greeting gesture, as he shares a laugh with the Dalai Lama after presenting him with a gift of a paddle from the Kailua High School student body.

A paddler negotiates white water during the first day of the Dusi Canoe Marathon in Pietermaritzburg on Thursday. More than 1700 competitors take part in the annual 75-mile race which begins in Pietermaritzburg and ends in Durban.

Spectators watch as participants canoe by on day two of the Dusi Canoe Marathon in Pietermaritzburg on Friday.

Paddlers portage dangerous sections of the river during day two of the Dusi Canoe Marathon in Pietermaritzburg on Friday.

A paddlers cools off at a water point during day two of the Dusi Canoe Marathon on Friday.