This year, Sales Assistant Molly Parnes was in the midst of all the action on the day of the final parade in Basseterre. The Carnival theme this year was Viva Las Vegas, so Molly happily accepted the invitation to participate in the afternoon-long event upon hearing of the glamorous costume consisting of headdress, feathered body suit, and the chance to be adorned head to toe in sparkles and glitter. Molly was part of the Inferno St. Kitts Troupes, composed of three small troupes; Molly was assigned to the ShowGirls troupe, dressed in all white. The two other troupes were Moulin Rouge dressed in red and Oasis dressed in green.

During the parade families lined the streets to get a closer look at the colorful dancing troupes, Moko Jumbies, and clowns. Music surrounded the parade goers as homemade floats drifted along pulling jumbo-sized speakers.  The girls in Molly’s troupe were more than willing to show her how to dance and shake her feathers to the music while still moving with the parade.

Molly said she saw fellow Christophe Harbour staff and members along the way who cheered her on, providing for quite an exhilarating experience. “Although”, Molly says, “after four hours of dancing my way through the streets of Basseterre, I had a hard time keeping my headdress on.”