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
2: 8:19 PM But here he is without his partner.
3: 8:19 PM
4: 8:20 PM
5: 8:20 PM
6: 8:20 PM
7: 8:21 PM
8: 8:21 PM
9: 8:22 PM
10: 8:23 PM
11: 8:23 PM
12: 8:24 PM
13: 8:24 PM
14: 8:25 PM
15: 8:25 PM
16: 8:26 PM Momo, the king of the parade, makes his appearance. Note his hollow arms and hollow head pointing to the sky.
17: 8:26 PM
18: 8:26 PM
19: 8:26 PM
20: 8:27 PM
21: 8:27 PM
22: 8:30 PM
23: 8:30 PM Apparently there is a large Peruvian community on Bonaire.
24: 8:30 PM
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.
26: 8:33 PM
27: 8:35 PM
28: 8:36 PM
29: 8:38 PM
30: 8:38 PM
31: 8:39 PM There was some rain, so out came some tarps.
32: 8:40 PM
33: 8:40 PM
34: 8:41 PM
35: 8:41 PM
36: 8:44 PM
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.
38: 8:45 PM This was the end of the parade. Pictures now repeat these floats, but in closer shots.
39: 8:46 PM Less tarp this time.
40: 8:47 PM
41: 8:49 PM
42: 8:51 PM
43: 8:52 PM
44: 9:38 PM
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57: 9:49 PM
58: 9:50 PM
59: 9:51 PM
60: 9:52 PM
61: 9:52 PM But not everyone was in this one.
62: 9:52 PM Now they all are.
63: 9:53 PM Now with partner.
64: 9:53 PM
65: 10:04 PM
66: 10:35 PM
67: 10:36 PM
68: 10:41 PM
69: 10:43 PM
70: 10:43 PM
71: 10:43 PM
72: 10:43 PM
73: 10:45 PM
74: 10:45 PM Off to the Stadium parking lot.
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.
76: 11:42 PM Some kings and queens get their picture taken while we wait.
77: 11:54 PM Finally he is lit.
78: 11:54 PM
79: 11:54 PM
80: 11:55 PM
81: 11:55 PM In a few minutes he will be ashes, and it will be Ash Wednesday.
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