These ladies certainly lifted the mood

Well I think that when everyone woke up yesterday morning and looked at the grey overcast sky there was a little trepidation - then come lunchtime, the heavens opened. Of all days for it to rain, it chose Carnival Saturday. It´s been as dry as anything for months and I really felt for all the participants, who had spent months making costumes and working out dance routines.

Hey Man..... Flower Power rules!

I spoke with one of the organisers in the afternoon and they said that a decision would be made at 8pm as to whether it would go ahead! If it was still raining then all the participants would just congregate in the tent underneath the Town Hall instead.

The speakers had been set up along the route that morning and hastily covered in plastic to protect them from the weather. Fortunately, the rain stopped by early evening and it was all stations go - a relief for everyone involved.

A record 70 penya´s (groups) took part this year and there were hardly any duplications of costumes, apart from the "Minions" - I hadn´t a clue and had to ask my son who enlightened me.