On
July 3 my cousin Bari and her husband Bob came to visit us on their return to
Vancouver, B.C. after attending a Bar Mitzvah at Sun Valley, Idaho. We invited
them to join us along with Doug and Nancy to see the 4th of July
parade through ‘downtown’ Bainbridge Island. Attending this parade was a first
for us as well but Doug and Nancy assured us it was a fun happening, and indeed
it was. It was also the first time that my Canadian relatives got a chance to
experience a true piece of Americana and the Bainbridge Island 4th
of July parade fulfilled the expectation. A parade like this was not only a
chance for kids and dogs to be part of a larger celebration but for adults to
wave at neighbors and businesses to show how they are part of the community
just as the celebration we saw in La Cruz but it was different in only the way
that folks in the United States are different. I can’t put it in words exactly
and I am sure my pictures don’t capture it either.
Bari, Rich and Doug watch the parade. We were able to have margaritas from San Carlos restaurant as we waited for the parade to start.
All parades must have a marching band or two or three or ... This was the Olympia Highlanders
This octopus even had sunglasses since it was a nice sunny day.
At first I did not understand the significance of bread, a toaster, small pads of butter and folks carrying large jars of jam. This is representing the Blackbird Bakery that specializes in a great piece of toast.
The two dogs in the sidecar were having a great time
The Intensely Vigorous Revolutionary Volunteer Dixieland Band
Bob and Rich watch the parade as it turned the corner and went up Winslow Way toward the ferry dock
No sunny day on Bainbridge Island is complete without a chance to see Mt Rainier
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