North Bay Mardi Gras Parade

Today the parade was on the North side of the Bay and we went two hours early and had trouble finding a parking spot. Where we ended up it was not crowded and we could sit in the truck and wait for the parade.
Now because we had only been to one other Mardi Gras parade I was not certain what to expect but as I got such a haul of beads yesterday it did not matter if I got any today.
This parade was probably three times the size so that is why I probably got over three times the amount of beads, over 375 strands and they just kept throwing them it was insane, it was so much fun.
People were everywhere and alcohol was not a problem it seemed we were in the minority. They
parked their cars whereever they felt like it and there was a huge police presence.

The storm we have had the last couple days has blown itself out and the skies were blue but it was barely 60ish today. Tanya be sure to bring a sweater.

So today was Poppas turn to flash his boobs for beads, no wonder I got so many.

About 2/3 through the parade, I looked in the back seat of the truck where I was putting

my stash and here was the pile.

Not only do they throw beads but lots of toys for the kids and moon pies which I gobbled up quite quickly as we forgot to have lunch.

Final stash, now we wait for Tuesday for the big Fat Tuesday parade in downtown Biloxi.