It’s 25C at 9.30 am and forecast to get up in the 30’s again
but with a bit more wind. We might do
our Fair stuff earlier today!
So we go over about 11 ish and start at the very far end by the
Oklahoma Frontier Experience. The Show doesn't start until 11.30 so check out the birthing unit meantime, some super cute baby goats have
already arrived plus a lot of chickens and one sow is about to expand her family,
will check on her tomorrow. Maybe they
will be born runners and get snaffled up by the Swifty Swine Pig Racing scouts.
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| Swifty Swine Pig Races - had my money on Green! |
We come all this way to America and see a NZ
Rabbit - I guess that makes us if not famous, then at least up there with all the other fluffy bunnies!
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| NZ Bunny, wonder if he likes American food |
The first Frontier Show is the Cowgirl Mounted Shooting, even though
it is windy they manage to demolish most of the balloons. They shoot real Colt 45's but with black powder rather than real bullets and it is the hot powder that actually bursts the balloons, so all of us in the very close audience are quite safe!
Then we get under the Bigtop for Zoppe’s Italian Family
Circus which has been going for 175 years.
There must be at least four generations in the show, right down to a two year old toddler who
already knows the "moves". The following Wild West
Show was a lesson in history and had trick riders, a family of trick ropers,
cattle herding, an Indian Hoop Dancer and long horn cattle. This was followed up by another act - The Shenani-guns – a quite funny
skit about the sheriff and some dynamite toting bank robbers. Man, it’s hot out here in the sun! So go off to find some AC too cool down.
Food is next on the agenda, but what to choose? The winners - an elephant ear for Kim and apple caramel
funnel cake for me, had to bring half back home for later!!
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| Note the two forks, but Kim got Elephant Ears and didn't help me!! |
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| Roast Beef Sundae, Meatloaf Cupcake, Deep Fried Gummy Bear?? |
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| Sirloin, or a Pork Chop on a Stick? |
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| What to choose - pickle shooters, cheese on a stick?? |
A couple of hours back in the coach with our feet up and
then we are back for more food (corn dogs) and The Oakridge Boys. They did not disappoint! The crowd was right in
the zone, even they were a much older group than last night. The boys put on such a good show, they sung the
whole time and did all the faves, Elvira - of course, Bobby Sue and American Made - brilliant!
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| Good Ole Boys |
The Skye Eye Wheel is North America’s largest traveling
Ferris Wheel and has 36 gondolas, holding up to six riders each. It's 155 feet high, so you can see 15 miles over Oaklahoma City. Half a million LED
lights certainly lit it up! Apparently it took 12 semi trailers to ship all the 500,000 odd components here.
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| Skye Eye Wheel - 500,000 LEDS changing colour all the time |
Huge disappointment - we can’t get tickets to Willie Nelson
and Paul Simon's “Harvey Can’t Mess with Texas” Benefit in Austin TX on 22
Sept. I checked it all out online, found
out where it was and that there are tickets available. Then I found an RV Park
right in the city, about three miles away from the venue, but couldn't book online
so need to phone the next day. It looks
like it is all coming together! But, the next
day when I went back online to check ticket sales before phoning the park, the Show was
sold out : ( It would have been an awesome
and very worthwhile show. I’m watching
to see if they do a second show, but I suspect that is just wishful thinking : ( Kicking myself!!
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