February 24th, 2014
Okay, my bad for not posting a blog entry in a long time but
the paragliding season here is filled with “Groundhog Days”...same same, not
different, so not too much to report.
However once in a while there’s a blip in the daily routine and in this
case it was the annual Arambol Carnival.
I haven’t joined in the previous years’ festivities but was
convinced by my trio of British friends, Ren, Vicky and Kelly. Each year the carnival has a theme that
people dress up as (it’s like Hallowe’en...but on the beach in the sun) and
this time it was “Cartoons & Comic Characters”. The girls suggested I go as Spiderman and
that sounded easy enough to do...red t-shirt, black shorts, a couple of
cardboard cutout spiders taped to my shirt and to bring the whole thing
together, some expert face painting by the talented Miss Vicky.
So in the early afternoon I headed to the Olive Garden and
then back to Vicky’s porch of her hut which was now a full on make-up
studio. I was one of the first to be
painted but by the end she must have painted close to 15 faces (thanks Vicky!) while
Kelly took on the oh so important responsibility of keeping the vodka daiquiris
flowing for all to enjoy.
Victim #1:
A beautiful butterfly:
The beautiful butterfly...and a big one...beautiful as well:
"This is my blue steel look."
Cute girls:
Just recently hatched:
A Ren in the works:
Kelly Konstruction:
Super serious:
US Dave starting out looking like a couple of flowers...but wait...
Another little butterfly:
Hugs from Ren:
By the time all the makeup was applied and costumes fabricated
the main procession of carnival revelers had already passed by the Olive
Garden but it wasn’t difficult to catch up.
At the centre of it all, pounding drums drove the decorated dancers
encircled by onlookers snapping pics with their cameras and phones. Everyone was happy and smiling in the bright
sunshine and I was no exception although I think it was slightly fueled by the
earlier vodka drinks (I’m usually just a beer drinker). The party continued on past sunset and
spilled into a Jamaican themed restaurant bar with a DJ spinning tunes that had
most people dancing, yours truly included.
Spiderman, Bam-bam, a mermaid, a butterfly and Dave of the Dead ready to go:
Kelly met a few strange ones before we got out of the Olive Garden:
Dancers in some kind of dome:
Ren with Laxmi, the lovely "FLOWERS YOU BUY" lady (that's what her sale's pitch sounds like..,
Okay, maybe getting a bit messy out:
A "Buttermaid" combination:
A good time was had by all...at the carnival...
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