Fleet Week

I did manage to pull into San Francisco just in time for Fleet Week.  Highlights of the entertainment were supposed to be the Blue Angels, but they had to cancel their performance because of fog.  This fog is trying to ruin my trip!  We did get to see the Snowbirds, the canadian version of the Blue Angels ( or Blue Angels lite).  They did some sky writing, drew a heart and attracted a huge crowd to the wharf.

We also happened upon a very interesting Italian Heritage Parade.  I insisted we stick around to watch because I am parade starved in between Mardi Gras seasons.  Didn't take long to notice a few head scratching additions to the line up.  Keep in mind, this parade is supposed to celebrate Italian heritage...

First up, lots of soldiers.  This one I'll give them, as it is fleet week...

 Next, we have male asian dancers and chime music.  Even Pip couldn't explain the correlation.

Lastly, we have horse mounted cowboys.  Perhaps my history is a bit rusty, but I do not recall any stories about the Wild West Italian wranglers.  They had guns too, shooting blanks into the air that sounded entirely too real for the situation.  Scared the crap out of me.  As Pip said, way too much going on for that. At this point, we left the parade. Enough surprises for one day.

One thing this parade did do right is throw goodies.  And entirely appropriate goodies, too!  Miniature Salami Sandwiches! Yum Yum!