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Traditional Fiestas in Bahia Asuncion photos

shari - 8-20-2011 at 02:49 PM

We all survived another round of Fiestas Tradicionales...whew...they were really fun and town was packed with people, cars, drunks and horses.
Here is a little slideshow of some of the events.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fXdqC899z0


Here is a video I took at the end of the cabalgata after they got to the church and the band was playing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quUiibIW4Ag

bajajudy - 8-20-2011 at 05:20 PM

Shari
That was fabulous. great choice of music.
Wish I had been there.

shari - 8-20-2011 at 06:22 PM

I wish I could have attended more events but I had family here and we were pretty busy and bushed....glad you liked it.

dtbushpilot - 8-20-2011 at 06:23 PM

Great pics shari, sorry we had to miss it. We will be there next year for sure.....dt

A fun time was had by all at a previous festival. Jill still tells the "Gatorade bottle" story....



[Edited on 8-21-2011 by dtbushpilot]

bajacalifornian - 8-20-2011 at 08:33 PM

Damn nicely done! Surprise @ 4 seconds into the video. Thank you kindly.

standingwave - 8-20-2011 at 08:44 PM

thanks, Shari. Great to see some familiar faces.:)

shari - 8-20-2011 at 08:50 PM

bajacalifornian...we sure were hopin to see you in our barrio for the cabalgata....darn...maybe next year?

ElCap - 8-20-2011 at 09:15 PM

Very cool Shari! WE watched the horse races last year during the San Ignacio fiesta - so crazy how they ride bareback, and use an old car seatbelt around the horse which they hook their legs into - and off they go. One guy even rode barefoot. And the betting on the sidelines was intense - lots of pesos changing hands after the race!

shari - 8-21-2011 at 07:15 AM

oh yeah, the horse races are something to behold in these parts...most of the regional races have barefoot jockeys and seatbelts and if a better doesnt have any cash on hand, they bet cars, boats, motorcycles, roosters etc. These races are my favorite events to attend...live bands and beer tents, gorgeous horses and tricked out vaqueros...yeah baby!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0qgtNfIoh8

[Edited on 8-21-2011 by shari]

BajaBlanca - 8-21-2011 at 10:11 AM

what great waves for the surf torneo ! fantastic !