More beaches, more sand, more fun. More of the same. Except in the evening we decided to drive 15 minutes to a town on the coast that was having a celebration of some sort, the Fiesta of Sant Jaume. We never did quite figure it out. But it revolves around horses some how.
As far as we could tell, there were two main parts while we were there. Apparently the party goes well into the night, but we with kids did not make it that long. This part is the cavalcade, where some people in horses march around the city. I'm sure they are important somehow. But it looks like people line the street, some in front of the horses, until the horse stands on its hind legs, and then people push the side of the horse to make sure it does not land on anyone. Athough it seems like those are the people to most likely be landed on. It might be a better idea to just stand back a little, but hey, what do I know.
The other part of the party seems to be a "parade." I say "parade" in quotes because there wasn't really people watching. They were more all apart of the parade marching along in front of, within, and following the giant figures.
The big giant people were pretty cool looking, especially when they turned and danced. It was definitely an experience.
The parade route seemed to go throughout the whole town. Each block seemed to be decorated differently. And bars and restaurants had people hanging out of them partaking of the goods that were being sold. Music was everywhere from the bands in the parade or just blaring from the radio.
Here is a small clip of our experience.
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