Happy hoildays from Marsh Harbor

This past weekend was the Marsh Harbor Christmas Festival.

This was a locally big event that many families and folks on the Cay came out in force to help kick off the holiday season in true Bahamian style. Tasty food with lots of conch and local favorites.
Here are some of our favorites:
Best face painting with three creative new looks! We could not decide on the best so, what the heck,  all three.

The girls wanted a dollar but were paid $5.00 for the lovely photos which I am sure was spent wisely...

Best bubble maker...ever...
should also win for the best spike hair doo













Here's a first, Competitive Christmas wreath making contest..

This is a timed event for the truly professional wreath maker. Make a complete wreath in 10 minutes and a panel of three judges determine the winner.




And the winner is......

Best motor cycle club Scurvy Few.....
they collected toys for needy families.

Best food vendor for conch salad...really The line was sooo long!

Best look at the guy making the conch salad...thinking OMG that looks like it would taste great!.....

Best fashion expression of color and creativity...

The highlight was Her Royal Majesties Royal Prison Guard Band led by the first woman Drum Major...

My favorite drummer, they wore leopard skins, while I am not certain they looked real.....probably passed down from generation to generation from a bygone era. The head of the leopard was draped over his back.

My favorite instrument....rake and scrape
Looks like something from years ago in my mom's kitchen used to grate vegetables.....It added a lot to the medley of music.

Best series of marching band precision formations...the figure eight.....

Best couple of guys watching the parade and thoroughly having fun.....

Best "wow" that was really good ......

Best look at having a good time....
By the way, that is barbeque jerk chicken and it was spicy and great.

Best children's choir....

Best Christmas Tree.....

 Best hot dog....for those, like me who are connoisseurs of the beloved dog

Best of a "Mom look" at her kids....you know she was thinking "now don't make me come over there"
...that will keep them in line....

Meanwhile back at the boat a guy came by selling the largest stone crab claws we have ever seen.

Best dinner on the island....











All in all we had a wonderful time and a great way to kick off the holiday season.

Photos were complements of Susan Cope...a fantastic job!