As Austin and surrounding areas have been in rain for the past 14 days or so, and the weather radar showed a huge yellow/red/green mess just to the South, I figured this would be another wet parade.  Wet parades mean the jeep takes about 5 or 6 days to dry out when the canvas gets a good soaking.  So with that, I took my rain gear (jacket and pants) and had the top up on the jeep and headed North to Farwest Blvd.  I met the parental units and hung around there for a bit, then wandered to the staging area at Waterline and Far West Blvd.  There weren't many vehicles as the threat of rain was still around, but about 8:45am, a ton of people and vehicles showed up.

With the parade starting at about 9:15, Dad, Leah and I followed the procession down Far West Blvd to Doss Elementary school where the parade terminated.  Along the way, dad saw a lot of his friends and they always get a kick out of seeing the jeep in the parade.  Both sides of the street were lined with cheering, flag waving residents.  John K also made it in his '45 MB and hauled his martial arts friends.

The parade took about 30 minutes to complete and we headed back to Mom and Dads place for a great brunch.  A few brief showers kept popping up while we ate, but the jeep was in the garage and stayed dry.  When it looked like a great break in the clouds, I made a dash South to home with no rain along the way.

Again, another great little event for the jeep!