The festivities at Shipyards park were pretty neat. Snow sculptures are really coming along, a really awesome Russian/Kremlin one stands out as particularly professional. The 'Cabane a Sucre' served up teeth-destroying strands of maple taffy on sticks, which my friends promptly bought, enjoyed for 2 minutes, and then tossed.
The dog costumes were a real hit, the winner was a cute little ragamuffin dressed up as a blushing bride, with her handler as the handsome groom. So cute! The dog pull (dogs pull their own weight) featured some incredibly huge dogs. Think dog mixed with bear. Also, a chihuahua pulled a styrofoam box.
We stayed to watch the wife carry, which was pretty hilarious. Husbands (or boyfriends) hefted their significant others in a pretty insignificant way...over their shoulders, piggybacking...no fireman's carry though. They trotted through bending poles, along top a balancing bar, weaved through tires on the ground in a figure-8 and jumped a hurdle. One couple fell at least twice. It was pretty exciting!
The burlesque show at Coasters, by touring burlesque dancers 'Soul Sisters Burlesque' out of Vancouver was a great way to end. Expensive ($20 for the night) but a good production with amazing costumes and dancers. Highlights include the 'Alien' dancer costumed to represent the future complete with alien-style headdress and claws, and a shout-out to the gold panners of the Yukon with all the burlesque dancers prancing around in Rosie-the-Riveter jumpsuits and pans of glitter. A loooong night though. Yikes.
All in all, a great way to wrap up Rendezvous. And I wish I could say it did herald the coming thaw, but it is -25 today.
