Whitehorse Fire Truck in Parade
Canada Day Cake (it was big!)
Wednesday, July 01
A parade down Main Street with bagpipes and fire trucks started out Canada Day.
A parade down Main Street with bagpipes and fire trucks started out Canada Day.
Then we walked down to the park and watched the opening ceremonies, listened to their lovely National Anthem, O Canada, and witnessed the swearing in of new Canadian Citizens.
Cake is BIG on Canada Day so we had some cake and then watched various competitions including a dog obedience course.
The Rotary was out in force selling tickets for the Yellow Duck Race. Each duck you buy (for $5.00) has a chance of winning you $1,000. if it is first to reach the finish line. All the ducks are dumped in the Yukon River upstream. The first five ducks to cross the finish line are the winners. 3500 ducks were dumped in the river so it is a pretty good fund raiser for the Rotary. FUN!
I wonder how this would work for the Lompoc Rotary in the Santa Ynez River. I guess it would have to be a winter event! Probably better to stick with Wine Tasting.
The Rotary was out in force selling tickets for the Yellow Duck Race. Each duck you buy (for $5.00) has a chance of winning you $1,000. if it is first to reach the finish line. All the ducks are dumped in the Yukon River upstream. The first five ducks to cross the finish line are the winners. 3500 ducks were dumped in the river so it is a pretty good fund raiser for the Rotary. FUN!
I wonder how this would work for the Lompoc Rotary in the Santa Ynez River. I guess it would have to be a winter event! Probably better to stick with Wine Tasting.
We are spending a couple of nights camped out in front of WalMart. Apparently it is the thing to do… at least here. There are probably 20 to 30 RV’s here tonight. Of course, it is Canada Day. WalMart allows RV’s to park overnight at many of their stores. I never had considered it before but now I am rethinking the whole thing. I was able to run into the store for a few groceries yesterday and today I got my pictures transferred to CD’s so that I can use my photo card again. Best of all there is also a Starbucks in the shopping center so I can get my latte fix.
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