Day 3.224: All the fun of the fair

First things first - yes indeed Mr A, it was a Frisbee Dog that I caught - albeit nowhere near a Frisbee - in yesterday's teaser photo from Altamont Fair. Here are some more favourable captures!

We had a great few hours there.  Here are some highlights - for the full effect you can also try the Flickr set slideshow:

1.  The funfair part was very similar to ones Exile #2 and I had grown up with on the other side of the Atlantic - although neither of us had seen a Freak Show in the UK!
2.  We used to ride these as kids though.
3.  And probably get this excited.
4.  The non-funfair element was great - we saw working steam powered farm machines, cows, rabbits, ducks, geese, chickens and horses.
5.  E5N1 loved the crazy mirrors!
6.  And the vehicles (with steering wheels in every seat - I wonder if anyone has considered that for real cars to turn the manufacturers' fortunes around?)
7.  Exile #3 and Exile #4 took me on the Pirate Ship - Exile #3 liked it, Exile #4 was brave!
8.  We went on one of these two rides - the other I remember from my youth!
9.  This is the view of the fairground from the top of the observation wheel (yep that one!)
10. And this was the view in the other direction.
11. Fried dough and Deep-fried Oreo cookies - just some of the healthy food on offer (both were quite good!)
12. This ride was much faster than we expected.
13. We missed out on trying most of these - but still had a very exciting day.

Also, the weather was perfect - dry and not too hot.  Today it has rained all day.