Monday 2 August 2010

CA state fair

From J & J Bates
This weekend took us to the Ca state fair. It was a beautiful, clear, hot day and we spent most of the day hopping between shady spots and looking for the fans that mist you if you stand in front of them. Unfortunately, we got there in the early afternoon, and all of the people who were already there were lined up in front of the misting fans so it took us quite a while to cool down. Once we were cool we got a neat little tour of the counties in California and got some great ideas for future trips. There was a farm animal nursery with baby, cows, sheep, and piglets. They were really cute, but it was a little sad that they were stuck in such a little pen.
From J & J Bates
Then there was a brewfest that featured a bunch of microbreweries represented. It was actually a really neat experience. Some of the people were real down to earth and if you asked about the beer they would tell you. Some of the people were really snobby and if you asked about the beer they would tell you about it, just a lot more pretentiously. All in all a really neat day.