There is NO SHAME in being warm - please note THIS IS NOT A COSTUME - it is just me in my everyday getup
🎶 🎵 Oompa Loompa Doompety do 🎶 🎵 I definitely took a lot of convincing to don this onesie and then to wear it out in public. There were lots of protestations. " I didn't wanna do it ..." but thank goodness I heeded the advice of the locals amd actually wore it. It was FREEZING walking the streets at #Tapley's neighbourhood for #Halloween.
To be fair, it was only light for the first 30 minutes and then you were at the mercy of the lights of the decorations. Mind you, both @Mindy and @Mac commented how easy I was to find in the dark - I am not really convinced that I ever "blended in." Not to worry, we fly put tomorrow and when we return, hopefully, the nightmare of the "Aussie in the Onesie " will have faded.
Not sure how @Mac survived because he insisted on wearing his jeans. His legs must have been frozen. You could literally see the cold arriving - a mist settled over the neighbourhood as the sun disappeared. You had to keep removing your glasses to defog them. We were both appreciative and relieved when @Chad arrived with the promised hand warmers. We were able to put these little inserts in our gloves to try and thaw the fingers out. You have to take your gloves off to take photos - and that exposure was cruel.
Welcome to #Tapleys - before it got dark and cold
It was such a great night. The entrance road to the neighbourhood was closed off. The #Whistler bus #Spook and Ride was free #Nesters (out favourite grocery store) were the sponsors and the event is a community fund raiser. If you attend, you are asked to bring a donation of non-perishable food or to make a cash donation.
The locals in the neighbourhood decorate their homes and provide trick or treat candies for the children. And there were dozens of houses set up and hundreds of children and adults. The majority were in costume - all of the children were and an "alarming" number of the adults were decked out. Even adults without children in tow! Seems like a good opportunity to get out there and have some fun.
Manners did prevail. The children made their way from house to house and rolled up to the table or tent or fireplace with a very cheery "Trick or treat" and were rewarded with "candy." The neighbourhood is supported by donations - if you are hosting, other families donate to your stash for distribution.
Now that's a pumpkin carving!
Can't begin to describe the setup. There were some simple house fronts with cobwebs, pumpkins and lights and then there were the spectacular. One house was a simulated "house on fire" complete with a fully decked out bus driven by a skeleton. There was a pumpkin house, featuring g dozens of intricately carved pumpkins, a spider house draped in webs and dripping with spiders, garages set up with spoktacular effects, movies projected in windows and chimneys and onto walls, ghosts in every shape and size and graveyards and blood. One house was decked out as a pirate ship, sails adorned the multiple stories, dead men's skulls lined the driveway and skeletons dangled from the rigging. It was house after house, street after street of this crazy spectacle. We walked "the loop" and it took just on 90 minutes.
This house is on fire!
Skeleton bus driver
Spider house - they were everywhere
Lots of inflatable stuff in decorations
Who knows how the kids came down from the high of a full school day on costume, this wander around in the dark and the truckloads of "candy" that was in their loot sacks.
There were incredible setups - one house had their own "fire eater" as part of their display
Costumes were crazy. Cute but ghoulish. Lots of lights, plenty of blow up add ons. Ghosts, ghouls, lots of cartoon characters, dinosaurs .... it was endless. Most looked like store bought rather than home made. Plenty of face paint and wigs. Lots of #MineCraft characters and we overheard one little dude calling his mate to "Dig this." Even the dogs had lights and costumes.
Yep, this is a dog, in class!
Can you even imagine how crazy the schools were? The children all turn up in these crazy costumes for a "day of learning." Yeah, I can see that happening. The Year 7 students at school, setup and host a #Halloween House and the younger ones of course love the fun.
They might have added to the craziness - @Mindy and @Mel were a hit at school as #MnMs..
This was a student as #Mickey, in class, a bit of silent reading time.
And to top all that off, to signal the end of the night, there was fireworks! Think "Mayfair." A 10-minute light show on the school oval. We had the best view and the best park for this finale and we were able to make a quick getaway before the crowds. Perfect exit strategy.
So cool @Mindy and @Ian organised fireworks for us!
And after the feast of last night, almost embarrassed to admit that the girls opted for #McDonalds for a takeaway dinner (I wanted the McFlurry) and the boys voted for #Peaked Pies. Took it home and settled in to watch "Hocus Pocus" while answering the "Trick or Treat" knocks at our door.
Little did we know that there was a big secret amongst the #Whislter Family. Apparently @Mac and I were intentionally kept out of the loop and all was not revealed until we were safely in the car on the way home. No joke, the GRIZZLY bear had returned to the #Tapley neighbourhood just in time for #Halloween. We were all wandering around with the bloody bear!!! Who would even have known, I would have just thought it was someone in costume. But, we were assured we didn't have to worry because the Conservation Officers were on hand making sure no-one was eaten. Seriously ... a not happy @Jan moment!
In terms of packing, all is progressing as expected. I'm done, @Mac has potential for growth! @Mindy is NOT helping - her encouragement is for him to "miss the flight" and "stay." The bear is the clincher - we are going - even if he isn't packed.
He will be busy tomorrow.
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