Christmas parade part Ruo (two)

So last week's parade wasn't enough... The majuro area local government sponsored a second parade today.  This one was supposed to start at 10 am, but finally started at noon.  It seems that two hours is the going rate.  This time, I didn't wait outside for it to start.  I ate breakfast at a restaurant where I could keep an eye on the street and happened to walk back to the dorm when it started right around the house that one of my students live in so I watched the parade with the family.   

Parade starting

They sang along with the music

Santa made an appearance 

Of course there has to be a boat in the parade 

And a bulldozer!

Love her!

Christmas parade

Today there was a Christmas parade hosted by the Majuro chamber of commerce.  The newspaper said it would start at 9 so I sat where I wanted to sit... And waited... And waited... And waited... Some decorated trucks drove the opposite way.  After a while, I decided I would go eat breakfast where I could keep an eye on the street.  When I was done with my breakfast, the parade came by.  It was 11 by that time.  Island time... :-)

The parade was about 20 pick up trucks long, some with a float behind it, some with people in the truck bed waving.

This truck had 4 people in the bed with speakers on top of the cab blasting music. 

Running after the candy!