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travel / adventure zone
| The Adventure Zone |
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The 2005 Sea Cavalcade
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| Courtesy Ian Jacques/Coast Reporter |
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The little town of Gibsons, B.C., gateway to the Sunshine Coast,
boasts 4,000 happy residents. Bordered by the deep blue waters
of the Strait of Georgia to the southwest, Howe Sound to the
east and Mount Elphinstone to the north, the community basks
in year-round moderate temperatures and a spectacular setting.
In celebration of their good fortune, the good people of Gibsons
throw a party every July that's the talk of the town.
This year's shout-out for summer takes place from July 22
to 24, and organizers have been working for months to make
it an event to remember. The 2005 Sea Cavalcade — themed "A
Calypso Odys-Sea" — kicks off with a tasty salmon
barbecue and the inspired licks of the young Coast Fiddlers
in oceanside Winegarden Park. Following opening ceremonies,
there's a fireworks display in Gibsons Harbour, and this year,
for the first time ever, music is part of the show. Billed
as one of the best "small town" fireworks displays
in the province, it's guaranteed to thrill both young and
old.
Saturday events dawn with a 10 a.m. kayak race in Gibsons
Harbour and an 11 o'clock start for the famous Sea Cavalcade
Mile, a one-mile road race that tests the skills of competitors
of all ages. On Saturday evening, seductive calypso sounds
will float through town as a steel band headlines the Swingin'
Street Dance.
On Sunday, townspeople and the more than 5,000 people who
flock to Gibsons start the day with pancake breakfast, a kids'
fishing derby and the historic one-mile swim from Arbours
Beach to nearby Keats Island. Three fly-overs by the Fraser
Blues, a talented flying squad headed by a former Canadian
Forces Snowbirds Lead, will have all eyes to the sky for daily
demonstrations of precision formations.
For 2005 cavalcade chair Conchita Harding, the "fun
in the park dinner' sponsored by a spectrum of Gibsons churches
and groups is the best event that Gibsons has to offer. Together,
participants celebrate the dynamic diversity and camaraderie
of their small town, perched at the edge of Canada.
For Sea Cavalcade schedule details and information on accommodation,
visit www.seacavalcade.ca
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