Mardi Gras in all its glory! Galveston hosts the third largest Mardi Gras celebration in the whole US! Ron, Dora and their son Nate drive their motorhome with a trailer behind to a strategic spot on the seawall, where the parades come right by, and set up a gigantic bbq. They bbq and serve lunch and dinner (they provide the meat and some dishes which Dora makes, and campers bring sides and desserts). It's pretty awesome - we all bring our lawn chairs and set them up along the road, for a perfect view of the parades - and we basically hang out their for the day, jumping up to wave and grab beads that are thrown from the various floats. Get ready for the photos, 'cause I took a ton of them!!
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| Part of our crew, getting set up near the porta-potty |
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| Ron & Dora's rv, setting up the tables for food |
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| A warm enough day for some folks to be swimming or at least playing on the beach. |
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| Dora looks worried! Her daughter Angie and grandson Spencer are talking to Chris, another rver |
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| The bbq, with Nate in charge. |
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| Waiting for the afternoon parade to start |
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| That's us! |
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| High school girls |
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| Dora's granddaughter, Ashley, is the centre back girl. She's in Grade 9 and this is her first participation in the Mardi Gras parade. |
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| Rob and Helen - great pic! |
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| Some people dressed up more than others! |
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| Another view of Nate and the bbq |
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| And the evening parade begins! |
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| My haul - actually, this is just the evening haul - I took the earlier beads off because they were too heavy . . . |
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| And now my bathroom window has a Mardi Gras bead curtain!! |
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