Only I’d advise watching the parade first time round, rather than actually marching in it. The latter wouldn’t’ve been a problem had they (as we’d been told) channelled the marchers back into the spectator area after we were done marching. The group I marched with were close to the front, so I’d still have seen a lot of the parade. They didn’t do that, however, so I missed the greater portion of it. Still, good to do. Next time I’ll watch, and probably enjoy it all the more for knowing I’ve already march and would prefer to be a spectator (it’s hard work for an introvert to be that “on” for such a long march!).