Today was Indian Rocks Beach’s Parade. We don’t even live in Indian Rocks Beach, but we participated and had a wonderful time. Our close friends Dave, Helen, and Nikki live in IRB and asked us to join them in the parade as the homeowner’s association participated with a posse of decorated bikes.
We took time earlier in the week and decked out our bikes. We were the talk of the RV park. Anyone that walked by would ask us what we were up to. We also got several comments when we would ride around the park decorated all in tinsel. It was fun.
This morning we loaded up our bikes and made our way to IRB. We watched Helen and Nikki decorate their bikes, then we all met up with the rest of the IRB Homeowners Association gang. What a time we had. The parade route went through all the little side streets of town. It was the first parade we’ve ever participated in where not only candy was thrown out, but dog biskets. There were more dogs with thier owners along the route than kids with their parents.
The ride in all was a little over 12 miles and by the end we were famished. We peddled our way to the Red Lion for drinks and dinner. After stuffing ourselves, sunset was calling us, so we walked across the street to relax on the beach. The day was hot and sunny, and beach was relaxing and peaceful, as the sun fell slowly from the sky. A perfect ending to a fun day with the wonderful people of IRB.
