7-3-07
We pulled some forms and what else did we do? Attended the music festival at night. Every booth was a bar! It’s not your typical hometown country fair! Great music. Got a CD From Ah We Band. Started at Paradiso. Saw chef Paul, who we have met years ago and he is AWESOME! Great 1/2 price appetizers in the early evening. It's an awesome place with awesome people.
July 4, 2007
CARNIVAL!!! What an experience this is. The night(s) before they have the Carnival set up in the BVI ferry dock parking lot. There are lots of booths (all selling booze) and lots of excellent music. On July 4 @ 4am is J’ouvert. This is the pre-parade of party-goers who have stayed up all night the night before, listening to Bunny Whaler. Sorry, no can do…we’ll sleep in and get into the “real” parade. It started around noon and lasted for at least 3 hours. There were jumbies, princes and princesses, Cruzan rum truck (chuckin’ samples), Virgin Island brewers pouring, steel drums, Zulu dancers, you name it. It’s an event that is not to be missed! Plan on taking a nap afterward, as we did. We attended the incredible fireworks display in Cruz Bay harbor. They shoot them from one of the car ferries. Impressive.
