What We Did At Mardi Gras:    Feb 10 and 17, 2007


This is a Continuing Saga that Features the Texas Mariners Cruising Association, TMCA, Flat Stanley our visitor from Folsom CA, and what happened at Galveston Mardi Gras.

You may Remember that Flat Stanley went to Galveston with us back in January. That was his warm up for our trip to Mardi Gras with the TMCA.

Dorothy& Ed Hearon  Hosted the TMCA party at Fishtales for Dinner. It was followed by the  Krewe of Gambrinus Parade on the Seawall in Galveston. There were Around 70 TMCA Folks Present for Dinner  and many stayed to catch Beads and View the Parade.

At Dinner

Stanley comes out of his Envelope
Marion, Ed Herndon, Ed Shearer, Linda Koepsel, Mark and Randy DiValerio.
Marion is about to Dress Stanley in his Mardi Gras Outfit

Flat Stanley also came along to Catch Beads and climb up on the Floats passing by.


Our Main Mission was to catch Beads that we could throw the following week during Kemah Yachty Gras.


In the tale that follows Stanley will pop up from time to time.
Mark puts Stanley on the Punch Menu

Mark and Flat Stanley
 on Menu

The Coors Girls Came by and were handing out Free Beers.

lovely tie
They loved my Tie
Liked Mark
 But they really fell for Mark


At The Parade



Float 1

Click on the picture above to see the Parade


Then  Find your way

On to Yachty Gras       Off to TMCA          Back to Remedy and Crew