APRIL 1, 2006 THE KHANS ARRIVE
The Khans, Cliff, Sue, Rajan and Ania arrived in Savannah Saturday, April 1st, 2006. A short drive later, they arrived home for a warm tasty meal and a bed. The next day, was the day of the annual local festival, The Blessing of the Fleet. In all of the years of visiting Georgia they have never been here while this event was taking place. So, we loaded up and went in for the day. We walked through town, the little vendors' booths, and even had a nice lunch at a local restraunt on the Darien River.
The parade of boats was to start around 2 p.m., but of course, ran a bit late, as always. Once underway, the boats participating made a single file progression up to the bridge. The priest was there to sprinkle holy water as throngs of people had gathered along the bridge and the waterfront to witness the happenings. Of all the boats in this county (McIntosh), only 12 boats opted to participate. Too bad that it was such a sad showing for an area that relies so heavily on the seafood industry for survival.
Everyone is tired, so we pack it in and head for home. Tomorrow is going going to be a long day for some of us...I mean, fishing..come on! How much harder and longer can it get???
The pictures following this post were taken during our day at the Blessing of the Fleet festival.
The parade of boats was to start around 2 p.m., but of course, ran a bit late, as always. Once underway, the boats participating made a single file progression up to the bridge. The priest was there to sprinkle holy water as throngs of people had gathered along the bridge and the waterfront to witness the happenings. Of all the boats in this county (McIntosh), only 12 boats opted to participate. Too bad that it was such a sad showing for an area that relies so heavily on the seafood industry for survival.
Everyone is tired, so we pack it in and head for home. Tomorrow is going going to be a long day for some of us...I mean, fishing..come on! How much harder and longer can it get???
The pictures following this post were taken during our day at the Blessing of the Fleet festival.
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