Band Practice

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, it's that time of year again--Independence Day is just around the corner. And what is it that reminds us of the upcoming holiday? The weather? The decorations in the stores? No.....its the never-ending band practice that begins at 0500 hours and continues until dark. Every school in town has its drum corp working up its songs and dances! Kemmel is convinced they are all playing the same one song over and over again! There is also lots of torch-running races and water balloon throwing. Last year we had the pleasure of driving to Antigua (normally a 2 1/2 hour trip) on the day before Independance day when everyone was running the race. The entire trip was met with water balloons being thrown at us by kids along the highway (actually pretty fun) and then we got to the mother of all traffic jams in one of the cross roads towns where we sat for 4 hours watching water soaked teams of runners go by. Good times!

So, because we will be out of the country this year for Independence Day, here's to all the bands and runners and water balloon champions out there. Happy 15th of September!