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The Parades



The "commercial part" of the first parade
 was scheduled to begin at 5:30, but we 
arrived in the area around 4:00 and it was
 already crowded with sections roped off
for families with chairs, tents, coolers and tables.

All kinds of things were for sale, including 
these stools - we saw hundreds of these 
in use all along the parade route.


Masks and hats for sale 
Wigs were a very hot item

this is one of the hat vendors
It got more and more crowded along the parade route
 as dusk approached


By the time it was dark (for the main parade) it was a body pack,
but a very calm and well behaved crowd.
                                   



The second parade was the last event of Carnaval. 
It started a little earlier, was over 
before it got dark, and catered more to families.


A family (or neighborhood?) built this temporary platform complete
 with BBQ and Sanikan



Hats for sale


The parade stopped for awhile and 
everyone got a little bored:






That's when we called it a day and headed back to the boat.
It was all quite a party!!!!!!!!

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