Boat Parade of Lights (Friday, December 1st, 2017)

Tonight we participated in one of the great Christmas traditions put on by Lake Havasu City, the Boat Parade of Lights.  We met our friends at the channel at about 4:30, where they had a spot all set up, complete with a fire pit.  Thank you Alan and Linda!  We spent some time at our house yesterday cutting up some old pallets we had that we would use tonight for fire wood.  It was the perfect night for watching Christmas lights with nice warm temps and no wind.  In fact, when we arrived, we were all in T-shirts with no jackets.

The boat parade didn't start until 6:30, but this is one of the town favorites, so we had to get here a little early to get a good spot.

The first boat to come through was the fire department with it's bright lights and water guns.



Followed by so many other great boats.  This one had Santa's sleigh on the front and a helicopter on the back.

This one had the London Bridge on it!

Some were advertising for their business, like this boat from Double D's, a restaurant in Golden Shores.

Snoopy made an appearance.

And there was a deck boat dressed up like a sail boat.

A minion made an appearance.

Tiny Toot comes every year, and does lots of circles out in the channel.

The Nautical Inn did a little advertising.

As did Sunset Cruises.

And Arizona State Parks.

The Sailboats came through last.  They are too tall to go under the London Bridge, so they circled around for a bit before making the return journey back.

And finally, the star of the show!  Santa!

The London Bridge becomes a very magical place on this special night!

As the night came to a close, we sat a little longer and enjoyed our fire as it slowly burned down to glowing embers.

To make the night even more perfect, a boat with a live band and a boat of carolers came through.

It was a magical night with perfect weather and good friends, to help us usher in Christmas to Lake Havasu City.