Fiesta (cont'd)

The band and dancers ran out of steam and for a while all were milling around, hooting or bashing tunelessly. A group of young men dressed as marching girls looked like they hadn't had as much to drink as the rest and stood self-consciously, a little apart from the main crowd.


The band takes a rest

On no discernible cue the band started up again and the merry gang made its way off down the street.

A senorita in procession

I've been to other fiestas in bigger towns and they have all felt much more full. Today, as jolly as they are, the party-goers could do with a smaller venue, one that they would fill up a little better. There can be no more than about 20 of them.

There are others, lining the streets and, like me, enjoying the show.

The sun is still hot and kids are playing in the street to my left and on my right someone is singing "cumpleanos feliz", happy birthday. A man dressed as a majorette is squirting people with water.

BC