The island takes the celebration of St Helena day very seriously. The day starts off with the a march from the canister down Main Street to the Mule yard.
The march is made up of police, scouts, girl guides, Brownies and Rainbows. Then there is a religious service led by the bishop of the Anglican church.
After that there are many different events over the course of the day, including a Jacobs ladder climb, a parade with floats, and fireworks.
Graeme and I attended the church service where Graeme played in the band,
then we took a slow walk back to the manse. We did some prep for the coming week, had Jean and Trevor over for tea, went outside to look at the floats, and then continued with house work and prep.
Here Graeme is giving a donation to a "slave girl",
a float representing Napoleon's home accompanied by "French soldiers"
The wirebird is St Helena's national bird. It is not found anywhere else in the world. So, just by the way, here is a photo to show you what these endangered little creatures look like. They make their nests on the ground, and usually have 2 eggs at a time. I was very lucky to get this photo.
A close up of the nest
The mother bird trying to get me away from her nest by pretending to have a broken wing
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