Carribean Calgary?

I met these three delightful ladies at Carrifest. Like everyone else they were enjoying the sunshine. They looked as if they were sitting in the shade of a palm tree at a market place in Jamaica or Trinidad or some other Carribean island instead of in the middle of downtown Calgary.

Toe-Tapping Carrifest

Another Carrifest posting.
I spotted these toes tapping to the beat of the steel drums this weekend and loved the audacity and attention to detail (look at those pink toenails) the owner displayed.

Summer In The City - Cooling off at Carrifest

Calgary's Carrifest (the celebration of all things Carribean) was held in a different venue this year - Olympic Plaza, right in the centre of downtown.
Olympic Plaza is where the medals were presented to athletes at the 1988 Olympic Games but now it makes for a great outdoor venue for city events and celebrations. It has a small stage at one end, a wading pool in the middle and tiered steps (for sitting and watching what's going on) at the other end. In winter the wading pool is frozen and used for skating. There's a garage next to the stage where they park the zamboni!
On this hot, hot weekend the water was a great place to cool off whilst listening to great music!
The adults in the photos are watching the band perform...the kids...well they're just being kids!

Summer In The City

Snow last weekend...Caribbean Sunshine this weekend! That's Calgary for you.
On Saturday we had glorious weather and I biked downtown to go join in the fun at Carrifest in Olympic Plaza. Carrifest is an annual celebration of all things Carribean...green and gold shirts were out in abundance. Jamaicans are very proud of their country.
I spotted this gentleman in the crowd enjoying the music - a steel band playing what could almost be regarded as the Don't Worry, Be Happy. I loved his bright, happy shirt!