We missed the parade this morning. Our Mersey Band marched but we were not there to cheer them on, which will be our story for the rest of the weekend. Too many people and too far to walk for us to attend. The event celebrates the history of Liverpool as an active place for Privateers, even though many young folks do not know what a Privateer was all about. The first weekend we were ever in Liverpool we asked the waitress at Lanes Privateer Inn what the term Privateer meant and she did not know, but after asking in the kitchen, she sent us to the lighthouse just down the road, where they told us all about those old Privateers. Interesting history and well worth learning
The weekend is packed full of activities for the old and the young. They have Dory races and encampments supposed to look like the 18th Century, and rubber duck races too. The music tent will be active all day and all evening. It is good fun. Maybe next year we will be able to join in the festivities but this year we will cheer from our spot on the shore. Today, the shore was again beautiful. The sky was blue and the sun was bright and of course with always a good steady breeze. Nice place to spend the day.
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