I spent Friday and Saturday in Vegas with the sisters... here we all are on Fremont Street



On Friday night the Los Angeles Scottish (LA Scots) played in front of Hennessey's



a final tune-up of the drones



then a march down Fremont Street



and under the enormous curved video screen that spans the street



For those who haven't been there, Fremont Street on a Friday night is quite a spectacle: hordes of tourists, a big outdoor party with Yards of Ale (public drinking is legal, as is just about everything else), the video screen going, bands playing on stages here and there, celebrity impersonators all around, etc etc.

The next day the weather was glorious at the Games, held in a park several miles northeast of Las Vegas. Snow was still to be seen on the mountains.

Here a lad competes in solo piping in the morning



and dancers danced for a watchful judge



The two Grade One bands in attendance, the LA Scots and Simon Fraser University, formed up for the opening ceremonies



and then the march past commenced. Here's the Nevada State tartan and Flower of Scotland