Index for Album Carnival-2005c: 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.

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Number Thumbnail Caption
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
45 9:38 PM
46 9:39 PM
47 9:43 PM
48 9:45 PM
49 9:46 PM
50 9:46 PM
51 9:47 PM
52 9:47 PM
53 9:47 PM
54 9:48 PM
55 9:49 PM
56 9:49 PM
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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