Grenada Carnival Parade of Bands/Rain August 11

The Parade of Bands, the highlight of carnival, was to start around 2pm on Monday. It started raining int he weeing hours of the morning and did not stop. We heard a report of 30 inches in 24 hours, courtesy of a little tropical depression that rolled over us. No one was sure if the parade would go. The only time it has ever been cancelled was for Hurricane Ivan. It seemed to lighten up around 1pm, so our band took a bus to a local restaurant that had an excellent viewing patio. We decided that if it were cancelled, we could at least get off the boats and have a nice lunch. Turned out to be a mediocre buffett and at 4pm the parade was cancelled until the following Saturday. Right after the official word came down, the skies magically cleared. Not to be dissuaded by a bit of inclement weather, some of the participants who had been dressed and waiting for hours paraded anyway. After watching this tiny taste of what was to come, we once again returned to the pool for R&R.
I know everyone is wondering and no, I did not get a chance to track down the costume designer to let him/her know that while ordering up otherwise fabulous bikinis, beads and feathers, non-control top hose might have been a good idea. Seriously.