Although Miami carnival road march is my absolute least favorite of all road marches, the carnival weekend is at the top of my list. My Caribbean peeps from around the globe fly in for a week of straight bacchanal at what I like to call “The Annual Caribbean Reunion”
I was supposed to fly out Thur nite, but the anticipation got the best of me and I switched to an early afternoon flight. Stockpiled the condo with booze, relaxed then spent the evening picking up Autobots from the airport.
DJ Private Ryan & Walshy Fire |
Friday afternoon was spent picking up costumes & jouvert packages. I think when picking a band the costume or price shouldn't be the deciding factor, the mas camp location should be. The one thing we don't have a lot of is time and mucho was time was wasted during this process, but anyway.

Saturday morning was jouvert and I found myself sounding like Peter Ram, "Is this a carnival or is this a bacchanal?" Pure madness to the 10th power. The video and the photos speak for themselves. Paco called jouvert the equivalent to Monday mas in Trinidad and like I said in my Trinidad blog, I had more fun on Monday than I did on Tuesday. I can’t wait to do jouvert next year; I think I just might come a lil earlier.
Saturday afternoon we went to South Beach for some tasty Fat Tuesday and beach fete with Mr. Bose. We shoulda had our asses in bed resting, but feters never learn!!!
Saturday nite pregame fete at the condo of course and then off to the Miami Nice boat ride around midnight. The first 2 hours of the boat ride were awesome. The beauty of Miami, being on the water, awesome chunes... good times. Then shit got real! Its 2:30am, we been drinking and partyn nonstop for a couple days. Everybody is mutha frekkin tired and tryn to plot an escape off the boat. I promise u if the DJ said they were gonna extend the time they would have had a full blown mutiny on their hands. It wasn’t just us feeling like this, a lot of people on the boat were like, “SET US FREE!!!” Lesson here... no mo midnight boat rides.
Carnival was Sunday and as carnival pros we know to arrive whenever the *BEEP* we feel like it and NOT 10am like the bands advise. 2 of my peeps were in Generation X, 2 of my peeps were in Euphoria Mas, and 3 of my other peeps designed their own costume and we comprised the band "Party Crashers Inc. (PCI)" I’m pretty sure PCI had the most fun on the road and should win band of the year. We started the parade with Gen X, wandered around for a while and ended with Euphoria. I had a dayym good time regardless of the horrible parade route that has you doing laps around Sun Life Stadium. Booze, soca and friends equal a good time wherever.
Got like an hour power nap after carnival and it was off to Bongos for Jabba Strikes Back round 1am. I was pretty useless there. I had nothing left to give. I only stayed about 90min and then it was off to bed dammit!!! A couple of the girls stayed later and partied their lives away. I did however eat like a champ Nom Nom Nom!!! Some people don’t like Jabba because they say it is too packed. I will admit the inside is Fire Hazard jammed packed, but they play reggae inside so I am very content in the large open area outside where the soca is played and there is plenty of space to dance. It has its own bars, bathrooms and seating areas so I’m good.

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Popcopy bathroom |
There was no last lap for us Monday nite, We had an old people fete at the condo and we were in bed nice and early like
good little girls. Well, MOST of us were in bed early like good
girls. Once again NO NAMES!!!
Most of
the girls had early morning flights out Tuesday. It was just the two Panamanians left to hold
down the fete fort Tuesday. Hilariously I was supposed to leave Tuesday
morning, but I wasn’t ready to leave. I changed my flight and hit the beach and
then ended up missing my 2nd flight.
I just wasn’t meant to leave Miami. muahahaha keep the party going!The beauty of Miami |
Over all I wanna say that I was really impressed that the Caribbean DJs are playing more and more African chunes. Slightly out dated chunes, but progress is progress. See you mutha socas next year!!! MUAH!!! xoxo
I am glad you had a good time! Surprised I didn't see you at Tribe.. Was good to see you on Saturday at Jouvert and I will see you again soon...
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