Canada Day in Pugwash

The Dartmouth Pipe Band (of which our two grandsons are members) was competing at the Pugwash Gathering of the Clans on Canada Day.  We drove across the province through the "mountains" past the ski hill to Pugwash and arrived with just enough time to get a parking place and a place from which to watch the parade.  The streets were crowded with people by the time we got there.

The parade started with a contingent of fire engines (from Pugwash and the surrounding districts) with their sirens blaring.  They were so loud they scared a little boy and he was screaming and kicking and his parents had to take him away.

The next two pictures are for my brothers. 

Then came old farm machinery.  It reminded me of my growing up years when my father was in the farm implement business.  The following is a 1952 Massey tractor.

We were expecting a big group of pipe bands, but there were only three bands.

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There were, of course, other floats etc. in the parade.

When the parade ended we went over by the ocean where the various pipers and drummers were competing.

 Orson After Competing in the March

 Orson and Nathan Waiting to Compete

 Nathan in Competion

 Orson and Liam Practicing for Liam's Drum Competition

The Competition

The Nova Scotia Temple was the only Canadian Temple opened on Canada Day so we had to leave shortly after the individual competitions so we could get back in time to go to the Temple.  We didn't hear the bands in their competition.