Although festivities were initially delayed due to heavy rain, skies cleared and the Independence Day 2005 Beach Blast was underway. First on the agenda was a bike parade in which kids decorated their bikes in red, white, and blue. Keynote speakers Lieutenant Colonel Anne Daugherty and the Honorable Greta Morris (US Ambassador to the Republic of the Marshall Islands) welcomed everyone and reminded us of what we really celebrate on July 4th. Afternoon activities included a volleyball tournament, carnival games for the kids, swimming, local entertainment, kayak rides, and yes, a decent amount of beer drinking. The evening fireworks display was impressive and was followed by AFE comedians Cash Levy and Kelly Moran (though we didn't stick around for the show).

Opening Ceremony	Heavy showers approach	Bike Parade	Bike Parade
Bike Parade	Bike Parade	Bike Parade	Don't Rain on Our Parade
Shelter from the storm	Camp Adventure Kids	LTC. Anne Daugherty	US Ambassador to the RMI
Chester, Lilly, and Minnie	Volleyball tournament	Thumbs up to Food Services	Aiden and Jon
Cowboy gets dunked	Cowboy gets dunked	Bounce thingy	Emon Beach
This Bud's For You	Aiden and Celeste bury my feet in the sand	Fun in the sun	What fly problem?
Sunset	Father John Sheehan	Celeste and Aiden	Glow-Rope-O-Rama (lama-ding-dong)
Fireworks	Fireworks	Fireworks	Fireworks
Tropical Pomp and Circumstance	The fireworks barge	A tear in the fabric of space	Fireworks
Finale	Finale	Celeste, Mark, and Aiden enjoy the show