An abandonned float symbolises the silliness, possible political incorrectness and thematic diversity that is the Saturday night parade and follow-up cavorting in Corralejo's carnival.
The street parade itself was - as usual - nearly two hours late and we watched its passage from the American with a nice fillet steak brochette and bottle of Rioja! There were fewer floats (Avenida restaurant was absent for a start), but plenty of people in the marching bands and a good standard of costume.
What to wear for a Jungle theme?
Amongst the public there was a fair amount of camouflage kit - but as our Paleo pal Nogbad has asserted - to wear this when not on active service is distinctly naff!
So thinking caps went on and secrets were kept uuntil the night in question.
The two Sandies - also retired and with nothing better to do - were stunning as tropical birds with brilliantly constructed masks, wings and general attire. Pete had threatened to refuse to dress up, but in fact wore Dave 's costume from last year, and was thus an inhabitant of that famous jungle in Andalucia! And as for Dave himself.. we have failed to capture the full glory - in fact all that is visible is a bit of his wig. This is a terrible shame as he was so glorious that strangers were approaching him in the street. Sandra had made him a loin-cloth (and blanket for later) in leopard skin, and with a golden long-haired wig and oiled body he made a sensational Tarzan.
Ruth went more for the props than costume and was a 19th century white bug-and-butterfly collector. Here she is seen with a rather larger specimen - Trev from Chester - a Greyrocks reader!
Bob is a regular refusnik on these occasions, but managed to integrate his glasses with a Balou mask, and wears only tropical shorts and shirts of an evening anyway, so could be said to be appropraitely dressed! Later when irritated by the mask he put in on the back of his head and said he was a "bear behind"!
The night was balmy, and long!
On Sunday night we were all out again around sunset for the Funeral of the Sardine, which was very much more impressive than last year's mean affair! This could be as a result of charging for some parts of Carnaval (see last post)
Whatever the reason, it was a joy - with a good-sized gleaming fish effigy, roaring pyre and then impressive firework display which lasted a reasonable amount of time and included huge palm-like explosions high in the sky, and some of the "bouncing off the sea" type that we loved two years ago!
We now have a collection of plastic insects and other related paraphenalia. Any takers?
