29Sep/05Off
The Royal Show!
Sunday, I got my first taste of an official event here in Perth...
The Royal Show
It's basically Six Flags and the County Fair combined, and it comes 'round once a year in the Spring. You ride rides, you pet goats, and you eat Cotton Cand... um... "Fairy Floss." Yeah, I know, I didn't quite get it either. I mean, what kind of freak wants to floss a fairy?
We ran around like idiots until the Monster Trucks came out, then the fireworks oohed and aaahed us all the way home to bed.
A seriously good time was had by all.
 My brother-in-law Chris needs to focus on driving instead of his fancy new camera. |
 My beautiful wife on the phone with her sister. |
 Bein' all cute and stuff. |
 Bein' all completely inappropriate and stuff. Sharnie, on the right, is Chris's girlfriend and absolutely lives for the Royal Show and all it's assorted rides. |
 I can't imagine having a dog that drools so much it needs a bib, but it's still damn funny. |
 I kept making the joke about how much a breeder would have to botch a pup to get it to turn out looking like a big hairy sleeping human... much to the delight of myself, and myself only. |
 Any animal within 10 feet of my wife instantly gravitates to her, a la The Pied Piper. |
 This baby goat got a bit TOO friendly and tried making out with her. My repeated threats did nothing to scare him, much to my dismay. |
 Chris's attempts to make out with the camel weren't appreciated by the camel or nearby onlookers. |
 I'm demonstrating my ability to interject my jackass self into any nearby photo-opportunity. |
 We all attacked the bumper cars with enthusiasm known only to Formula One drivers. |
 She grits her teeth in car-bumping determination... |
 I bear down on camera-boy as he's about to become one of my many victims. |
 Chris poses triumphantly with the first of his trophies. |
 More couply cuteness. I can get away with wearing Aussie touristy hats because I'm American dammit. |
 Sharnie tends to be the only one on any given ride that flails her arms and legs like a lunatic, yet never seems to scream like one. She's a champ. |
 After we got settled down on the Grounds-surrounding lawn, and the Monster Truck in front of us moved, the fireworks knocked our socks clean off. |
 Seriously, the closest I've ever been to a big-time fireworks show, and it was fifteen shades of coolness. |
 We purchased "Show Bags" for the kids since they didn't get to come with us. Overpriced themed plastic bags with assorted toys and stuff inside bring absolute elation to any kid. |
 Georgia got the PowerPuff girls predominantly because of the giant hammer. |
 Damon got the Batman costume... predominantly because he and I both agree that Batman is just about the coolest crimefighter ever. |
