Today is Independence Day here in Mexico, and to celebrate we went out to watch the parade along the waterfront. Ouest dressed up again and drew plenty of approving glances.
The parade itself wasn’t much to get excited about. It started out with a bunch of different military contingents marching along, showing off their might, and was followed by maybe twenty schools full of kids that didn’t seem all that interested in marching in step to their school bands.
After the kids marched by we were expecting something else, maybe horses, or a float, or a Tecate beer truck with girls on top—but all at once the spectators disbanded and started walking home. That was it.
Oh well.
18 Comments on “Día de la Independencia”
When I was in preschool, I was picked to be one of the kids who got to dress up and do a dance in front of all the classes for Mexican Independence Day (my preschool was almost all Hispanic and African-American kids). I felt SO special in my fancy green and red skirt and puffy white shirt. I loved the feeling. I had forgotten about it until I saw Ouest in her outfit. I love it! 🙂
Picture please. 🙂
Since Mom has the photo albums in Seattle, I asked her to look through the photo albums and scan it for me. If this happens, I’ll send it along. I want to see my outfit again too! 🙂
Every little girl loves a twirly skirt. Ouest looks like she enjoys hers too! Great photos.
Ouesty in a twirly skirt! OH YEA!
Yo creo que Ouest va a pertenecer al afamado Ballet Folklorico de México de Amalia Hernandez. 🙂
That would be pretty cool huh? 🙂
Dang that’s some high step marching from that one military guy. I wish there was some video of that. I always find it interesting how different military parade marching varies from country to country.
Tourist Police? Is that different from regular police?
My first thought was a strike force if they saw a tourist buy a six pack but a web search shows it is part of an extra security plan to reassure tourists (cruise ships) that they are proactive on tourist safety. Same thing at other destinations up to the CA border.
Really good pictures.
You know I think what they did was go ahead and rename their entire normal police force “Tourist Police.” Because all you really see are tourist police or the hard core looking federal guys with black masks and machine guns (or maybe those aren’t federal guys, maybe they are the regular police, I don’t know). Either way, whatever the police are doing it works, because we feel every bit as safe in Mexico as we do back in the MN suburbs.
Great pictures. Looks like rather a downer sort of parade and the spectators are watching it like it’s their job. But Ouest is a breath of sunshine in that fab outfit!
Hey Pat and Ali,
Thank you for the comment on our site. That was kinda cool since we have been following you guys for quite sometime now. It was like some celebrity nodded their head or tipped there glass our way (it was a sense of recognition). At the same time I keep telling myself this is another couple, 10 years before my wife and I, stepping outside of the norm. Which also happened to be the motivation that my wife needed to pursue such adventure, so thank you for that. I do have a few questions in regards to the lifestyle…….obviously we relate to your blog, and I am well aware of the ups and downs. I question more about the regrets and overcoming them if there were any??? We all have good times and bad times but it is how you get past the bad times that is key! I was just wondering how you and Ali got through the, “Holy shit my hull is delaminating” scenario, because I am going through some stuff with my boat, (plug) check it out at suburbstosailing!, that is a little overwhelming.. You should have my email so please let me know….. Thank you!
This is a good question. The answer for us is this: Don’t leave yourself an out. If the boat is your home and everything you own in the world is inside that boat, what else are you going to do but get on with it and fix the problem. That’s how we get past the bad times of life on a boat, of which there are plenty. I don’t know how new cruisers could get through that first year or two if they’ve got a nice safe land based home just sitting back there in Wichita waiting for them. When the big storm hits and the engine fails and their home is getting tossed 50 degrees from side to side I imagine the only thought going through their head is, “I can’t wait to get back home.” Without that safety net they’re thinking instead about how they’re going to fix the problem, and how they’re going to avoid getting into this situation the next time. Anyway, that’s the line of reasoning that has kept us trudging along all these years through the good times and the bad.
I saw that picture of the women with their hands pointed straight out and thought, First Down!!!
Totally. Referee training school.
I just have to say that you photography is now reaching the excellent level. The one with Ouest and Lowe sitting while the military (or police) march by tells many stories. Thank you.
Thanks Glenn, appreciate it.