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Mount Larcom Fall Fair
In late June, Nancy and I were getting tired of unpacking, hanging, arranging, etc in our new home so we decided to take in a little local color. Mount Larcom is a small community North of Tannum Sands and is basically a small town along the only highway that leads north along the coast. They do put on an impressive Fall fair (they do it in the Fall because of the heat during the summer is unbearable) so we decided to go there and see what it is all about, We spent about six or seven hours there. Took a couple breaks because it was still quite warm, walked through the animal barns, and wandered through the midway. The festival was much like a county or state fair where you have displays of equipment, animal shows and judging, and contests. Plenty of food, fun, and entertainment. Take a look:
There was a dog show and this lady was selling doggy accesoriesThis was BIG. The wood chopping contest.Get up on your block …and start chopping.First one through wins … unless you chop your foot off … tha disqualifies youA clean cut and no blood … a definate winner!Some folks from Scotland showed up with some musicThis big fella showed up for lunchThe two year old Bull ContestThis is not the Dali LamaCamel rides … these folks had Everything!Australian country food. Stew you know. Damper is bread made in a pot in a fire. See the Ubobo Camping trip post.This is where the Damper bakesHorse riding competitionSome local entertainment at the rest tentRock climbingThe Chicken (or Rooster) competitionThis guy partied too long last night,Check out those socks!No! I am NOT a chicken.They even had a snake tent … What’s a fair in Oz without a snake tent?You can’t see this snake but he was coiled up in the rafters above us.The midwayFOOD!!Cattle JudgingStand up straight pleaseThe on lookersSurrey JudgingThis bike act featured three guys doing stunts on bycycles and motor bikes … it was all done by one guy pretending to be three differnt guys.
So that was our day at Mt Larcom. We will go again next year. Interesting things to see and do. Hope you liked it … we did.
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Bill Rumpel served America as an Air Traffic Controller, a Commander of forces, and as an advisor to our country's senior leadership in peacetime and combat in the US Air Force for nearly, forty years of his adult life. Raised on a Wisconsin dairy farm and living most of his early years working hard or enjoying the outdoors, he has devoted his retirement years to telling stories based on true events with an intriguing mix of fiction and adventure. His books are published in 14 countries and in 9 different languages.
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