April 28, 2008

Mt. Pleasant ‘Blessing of the Fleet’ 2008

image of a clown We all had a great time yesterday at Alhambra Hall for the annual Blessing of the Fleet. I’ve never seen so many people there, something spurred on by the awesome weather I’m sure.

It was also cool to see some turtles – or were they tortoises? – and some slithery snake bracelets brought in by local animal lovers.

Unfortunately, all the money being spent here isn’t gonna be much help for Shem Creek’s shrimping boats if these gas prices stay so high and the amount of shrimp out there keeps dwindling.

Of course I took a bunch of pictures while I was there, click the clown to see a gallery of 27 of them.

Blessing of the Fleet Blessing of the Fleet common snapping turtle Shem Creek kayakers Poor Judgment eastern river cooter turtle florida cooter chicken turtle Shem Creek from the Coleman St. bridge Dressing up the shrimp boat for the Blessing of the Fleet The Shem Creek Marina Pleasure boats parked at Red's on Shem Creek

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