Show Day

A couple of Fridays ago, it was 'Cairns Show Day'. Apparently every area in Australia has a 'Show Day', which is a very localised Public Holiday so that people can visit the local show. The Show is a mixture of an agricultural show, fair, fete, etc.

We thought we would toddle along - it being our first year in Cairns - to see what it was all about. Although it is the 'cold' time of year, it turned out to be a very hot day, which put a but of a damper on it - until we discovered the auditorium which offered some shade (as well as stuff to watch).

The fairground rides were very expensive, so we said the kids could do one each. Caleb and Joshua (Caleb's idea...) decided to go on the biggest scariest ride there was:

80m high, and 3+ G...Proof, if ever you needed it, that there are genes other than mine in the mix...

Ruben enjoyed the 'machinery parade' (surprisingly):

  

and we were all going to enjoy the motorbike stunt show - until the first rider on his first jump fell off and broke his ankle :( So that was the end of that.

We also watched the crowning of the Cairns 'Show Queen' and enjoyed the pole climbing competition - below. You have to be an arborealist to enter, apparently.