Carnival coming

 

We read a book where the animal characters were excited for Carnival. As they scrambled to get ready they could hear it coming, panquititapam, panquitititapam. It was a cute book but we weren't sold. We went to Carnival in Rio once. The parade was surreal and the whole thing was a scene that was absolutely worth experiencing. Still, we were thinking we might escape to the mountains and skip Carnival this year. Turns out we didn't get any plans made so it looks like we going to stay. It's exciting. It's still a week away but the island is staring to swell with activity. The beaches and restaurants are packed. In the evenings, people dressed in white send their flowery gifts out to the sea and the singing and drumming lasts into the night. Sambas are heard in the bars and and faces are starting to glitter in that streets. From our little house we can hear it coming, panquititipam panquititipam. Carnival is on it's way.