2006 Light Parade

Yeah, I know it's already 2007, but I am just now getting round to writing up the 2006 light parade. The parade was held on December 12, 2006. Several of my friends and family, new and old came out to help decorate the boat and man her during the parade. It was by far the strongest effort to date for team Calliope in the light parade. This year we used an inverter instead of a generator which eliminated noise and smell from the deck of the boat. The downside was I didn't start installing the inverter until the day of the parade, but what would the light parade be without some last-minute boat work? Aaron insisted we were ahead of schedule, but in reality it was not the case as we were working on the system right up until we shoved off the dock at 4:30 PM. We went with a star of david design hoisted just above Calliope's spreaders, along with a christmas tree around the mast, so it was a very multi-cultural light array. It was probably the warmest light parade yet. Luke made phenomenal chili and we had plenty of cider and hot cocoa. A good time was had by all, near as I can tell. Thanks to everybody who came out to enjoy the parade and especially to those who helped with the set-up and the cooking. I look forward to doing an even better job next year, which should be easier to accomplish since the inverter is now PERMANENTLY installed!

Here are the videos. Thanks to Mike Klassen for playing the role of cameraman. Enjoy!