Carnival

Last night we went to the Sunday Night Beach Barbecue at Big Papas. This is run by the boat boys and the proceeds fund the security service – all round a good thing. For our $20 each we had a meal and a number of rum punches. Quite a few cruisers were there so we had a chance to have a good chat with a few. One couple, who have been out for 10 years, have expressed interest in joining us for the Boiling Lake hike. We’ll see what we can manage.

Today it was off to Roseau for Carnival. Alexis arrive a bit after 8 to take us to the bus. The bus hung around for some time hoping for more passengers but in the end it was just the two of us. By the time we got to Roseau we only managed to catch the end of the morning festivities. Fun all the same and we managed a few pics.

Midday is too hot for dancing around the streets so things quietened down until about 2:30 to 3 when things picked up again. It was a bit smaller than we expected but the atmosphere was great. There were five or six lorries (trucks) rigged up with the loudest speaker systems imaginable. Most had bands aboard each playing the same song over and over. The beat was mesmerizing and had everyone moving in some way. Many people were dressed up including quite a few guys dressed and women.

Once we’d had our fill we returned to Portsmouth where they were having their own Carnival. It was much smaller and as far as we could tell had just the one lorry (truck). Day 2 in Portsmouth is supposed to be the best day here so we’ll be out and about enjoying the atmosphere here tomorrow.