Rum, sweat, and feathers
St. Lucia Carnival, 2012! Whew. Here’s some music to set the mood: Gallop by Soca Skyo.
I’ll leave the description of the day to the pictures, but first let me explain how Carnival works. Carnival is four days of revelry with the last two as parades into and around Castries, the capital. The parades are divided into “bands,” which are themed groups of one hundred or so people and are accompanied by 18-wheelers stacked high with soca-blasting speakers. The bands we saw started a couple miles away in St. Lucia’s only movie theater’s parking lot and I think they began preparing/ drinking around 4 AM.
How the party starts
How we started
The proprietress of restaurant #17
Off with a bang!
Best seat in the house
The judging station across Castries Bay
Popular accessories of the day: glitter and water bottles
Gallop! Gallop! Gallop! (If you haven’t listened to the link at the top.. you should.)
“Agricultural stilt walkers.” Or are they white walkers?
Refill
Gallop!
I thought this was a fitting way to end.
wow Thea, finally got to catch up on yr blog. Amazing!! Wonderful!! Stay well – & I look forward to reading (& learning) more. Hope to see you in a few weeks.
Thank ya! See you and Becky soon!