Anyway, our day actually started before 4am. We drove to Chichicastenango to assist Dr. Tom Hoak on his first vaginal hysterectomy and anterior repair on a 77-year old diabetic woman. The surgery went great, though, true to Guatemalan form, it started about an hour and a half late. Dr. Hoak is a very talented surgeon and actually performed the surgery while Heidi assisted and consulted. He had seen "one or two" and had the basic concepts down and Heidi really just filled in the gaps.
On our way home, we discovered that the local parade crossed our route to the house. After a brief tour of Santa Cruz, we finally found a way here that didn't cross the parade route. Since not all of the local streets are paved, we were lucky to be in a 4x4 truck.
We got home, grabbed our bikes, and rode into town just in time to catch the last 30 minutes or so of parade. Perfect! Now we're taking the rest of the day to relax and work in the garden prior to leaving for two days of clinic with Leslie and Katie.
The first pic you see here is of the Guatemalan flag going by. Note the Mayan woman in front of the camera with the cloth on her head. They often wear these to keep the sun out of their eyes.
The second pic is of some people waiting for the parade to come by. There are several women and kids there in traje (the traditional dress).
The third pic is of a marching band coming past the same spot as the last pic.
The last pic is of some more parade watchers.
We also shot and uploaded a few videos... You can see a little more of the festivities in the videos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE24bMNt5FY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HProFkuXnQs
2 comments:
It's great when tall people can take videos. I heard more clapping than instruments. Glad that you were able to take part in that cultural experience.
God bless you in your travels and in your clinics this weekend.
Love, hugs and prayers,
Mom and Dad
Next year we will probably see Matt IN the parade playin' his trumpet instead of watching curbside.
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