San Jacinto Parade

Pam and Bonnie live the closest to the parade starting point, so I asked if we couldnt meet there and decorate before hand. They said sure, and we met up at 5pm to pretty up our bikes, trikes and motos.

We had some adult beverages to get us in “party mode” and the decorations went a long way. Nancy, Mary and dog Guapo, Mike and Laqueta. (Glad I made more tho, as we had Keith and Becky show up)

In a very cool, barely finished in time...bike and cart! Son Hunter is visiting, and came along to take over if Keith got tired, but I must say, everyone did well.

It was a bit of a cluster...but as it got going, my mood changed from “what have I gotten us into...to, how can we do better next time?” Mostly the problem was we were following the highschool marching band, and well, two legs go slower than motors...

behind us was Casa Mar and their childrens theater group, who made huge puppets? And then we had many vehicles with Want to be Queens, (they were to vote on the Queen at the end of the parade.)

The young ladies had some Carnivale type costumes, and it was wonderfully rain free, we did encounter some muddy patches along the parade route, but thankfully it was mostly dry.

Other participants, showing their town pride. It was a rather short parade, but well recieved. As we passed the boat in Centro, they announced us as the Gringos and Gringitas, I was pulling up the rear on the back of Jerri’s scooter, and really felt like the queen of the gringas.

Towards the end of the parade, as we drove past Jerri’s house, we opted to jump out, had a beverage, then went to town to Marcos for dinner. So many locals came up to us and thanked us for participating, and I know they were happy we had such a good time. We WILL do another parade, but maybe will get a truck, or flat bed. Teetering on two wheels at such a slow pace was tricky. The people who made it all possible...

The opening parade was a success, now bring on the music and dancing, beach goers and family fun! Carnivale 2018 has started, Viva San Jacinto! Stay tuned...the adventure continues!