Bonaire Carnival Closing Parade 2005

Carnival Closing Parade pictures from Kralendijk, Bonaire, West Indies taken on Tuesday, February 8th, 2005. I didn't know before I came down that I would be at an evening Carnival parade. So I hadn't brought down my external flash. But the internal one didn't do so badly. This was a circular parade. So people and floats will reappear in the chronological order here.


1: 8:18 PM
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2: 8:19 PM But here he is without his partner.
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3: 8:19 PM
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4: 8:20 PM
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5: 8:20 PM
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6: 8:20 PM
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7: 8:21 PM
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8: 8:21 PM
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9: 8:22 PM
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10: 8:23 PM
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11: 8:23 PM
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12: 8:24 PM
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13: 8:24 PM
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14: 8:25 PM
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15: 8:25 PM
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16: 8:26 PM Momo, the king of the parade, makes his appearance. Note his hollow arms and hollow head pointing to the sky.
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17: 8:26 PM
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18: 8:26 PM
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19: 8:26 PM
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20: 8:27 PM
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21: 8:27 PM
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22: 8:30 PM
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23: 8:30 PM Apparently there is a large Peruvian community on Bonaire.
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24: 8:30 PM
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25: 8:33 PM This float was sponsored by the island laundry. Their closing early this day made sure I didn't get lost too far out of town.
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26: 8:33 PM
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27: 8:35 PM
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28: 8:36 PM
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29: 8:38 PM
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30: 8:38 PM
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31: 8:39 PM There was some rain, so out came some tarps.
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32: 8:40 PM
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33: 8:40 PM
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34: 8:41 PM
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35: 8:41 PM
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36: 8:44 PM
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37: 8:45 PM For this Dutch float there is a story. A fellow told it to me, but I could barely hear. Something to do with an ice skater.
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38: 8:45 PM This was the end of the parade. Pictures now repeat these floats, but in closer shots.
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39: 8:46 PM Less tarp this time.
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40: 8:47 PM
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41: 8:49 PM
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42: 8:51 PM
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43: 8:52 PM
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44: 9:38 PM
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45: 9:38 PM
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46: 9:39 PM
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47: 9:43 PM
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48: 9:45 PM
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49: 9:46 PM
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50: 9:46 PM
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51: 9:47 PM
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52: 9:47 PM
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53: 9:47 PM
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54: 9:48 PM
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55: 9:49 PM
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56: 9:49 PM
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57: 9:49 PM
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58: 9:50 PM
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59: 9:51 PM
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60: 9:52 PM
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61: 9:52 PM But not everyone was in this one.
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62: 9:52 PM Now they all are.
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63: 9:53 PM Now with partner.
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64: 9:53 PM
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65: 10:04 PM
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66: 10:35 PM
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67: 10:36 PM
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68: 10:41 PM
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69: 10:43 PM
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70: 10:43 PM
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71: 10:43 PM
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72: 10:43 PM
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73: 10:45 PM
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74: 10:45 PM Off to the Stadium parking lot.
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75: 11:22 PM Momo is all set up to be lit. See Coke bottle with accelerant. Now to wait for it to get close to midnight.
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76: 11:42 PM Some kings and queens get their picture taken while we wait.
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77: 11:54 PM Finally he is lit.
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78: 11:54 PM
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79: 11:54 PM
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80: 11:55 PM
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81: 11:55 PM In a few minutes he will be ashes, and it will be Ash Wednesday.
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