Caledonia County Fair

Carol and I had a blast today! We decided to go to the fair because she had a client over in the area, so we made a day out of it. At the beginning of the day we didn't have high expectations for the fair, and brought our hiking/swimming gear in case we decided to go on a near by hike. We didn't end up hiking today, but we have plans to in the future. Anyways, we got to the fair, and were pleasantly surprised to find out that there was actually a decent amount to do. First, we checked out the cattle and other livestock (Note to Jay: looked for Herefords, but none to be found, I guess they're not popular in VT), watched some horse pulls, and grabbed a hot dog. Later we went to the singing competition, but left due to lack of talent, and stopped by the maple syrup tent and got a maple milkshake to split (YUM!). 

Then we went to the 'redneck competition' with the intentions of spectating, but got lured in by the lack of competition and opportunity at a hundred bucks. It ended up being five different challenges: wheelbarrow race (one contestant (me) in the wheelbarrow, the other blindfolded pushing), a hubcap toss (get the hubcap as close to the tire as you can), a water balloon toss (self explanatory, we won!), a teeter totter (a saw horse with a plank that you had to walk across with out tipping over the can on a tray you're carrying), and a cow call (yeah, we didn't know about that one when we signed up). Anyways, we had way too much fun and got third place, but no hundred dollar bill for us.

After that we checked out the rides, and went on a few, including Carol's favorite, The Zipper. Basically, your in this seat and the seat flips around as the whole thing is spinning around... way more fun than it looks. We then decided that after all the flipping, eating greasy fair food probably wasn't the best option, so we left and went to a Thai place not too far from the fair that was on the way home. It was great... but then again, I don't think I've found Thai food that I don't like... :)

Carnival portion of the grounds

Cattle

Hubcap toss (the paper plate on my back is saying which team I'm on)