Carnival at St. Barth's

Moonbeam
David and Lynn Wilkie
Thu 10 Mar 2011 20:10
 
 
       
 
Aldebaran and Sea Dragon                                                                    Ranger - 'J' Class
 
      
 
at anchor Anse de Corrasol, Gustavia
 
Tuesday we walked and had a lovely lunch at the Wall House with Tony and Jill from "Nychea" and then clutching our bottles of 'Carib' beer at the 'Select' - one of the Caribbean's most famous bars- we watched the Carnival parade.
 
    
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 Here many of the spectators put in almost as much effort as the participants and it was great fun to watch all ages having fun in what is really just an excuse for fancy dress and a good time. The noise was extreme and even buying a drink meant queuing in front of a 6' high speaker and the trucks in the parade were laden with massive speakers too!