Friday night I had dinner out with a couple of my neighbor ladies. Marlene and Cathy are ladies that have also lived on our court for more than twenty years. We all left our men at home to fend for themselves for the evening. We went to RKitchen at Bathurst and 16th Ave. It was really good food and we have a great visit catching up on all the local gossip.
Woodstock Cowapolooza summer fair. What a blast and it is all free. We had planned to take the trailer down to Woodstock for a few days. But we changed our minds. Tom is still recovering from his cold and we decided that the cost to drag the trailer down was too much after our trip out west. So we headed down on Saturday morning just to spend the day. John and Judy said bring along a tooth brush just in case we wanted to spend the night.
We arrived at the Hollinger's rv park around noon. Deb and Gerrard are spending a few days in the park as well. We hadn't seen them since they came to visit when we were in Florida. Great to see them again. We all packed up and headed into town to partake in the activities.
The big event was the 10th annual Strong Man/Strong Woman Competition. This young lady won the women's contests. Here she is lifting 132 pounds over her head like it was nothing.
The next event was to flip this huge 300 pound tractor tire uphill.
The last event was carrying 121 pounds in each hand down the lane 50 feet, run back and drag a 300 pound sleigh for 50 feet across the finish line. WOW!!
The men's events were the same only with much heavier weights. The log lift got up to 293 pounds. This fellow won that event. After he won he did one last lift at 303 pounds...omg!!!
The tractor tire the men flipped weighed 700 pounds!!!
The last event had the men carry 251 pounds in each hand 50 feet, run back and pull a 525 pound sleigh 50 feet across the finish line.
Hurt my back just watching!!
Judy was checking out the cows and demonstrating how to properly chew your cud.
Then we had the rubber ducky race. First prize was $1000. The ducks were all dumped into the river and pushed down stream with fire hoses. The first three through the shoot won. My duck must have turtled out again this year!!
This duck was rather confused by the number of babies it suddenly adopted.
We headed back to the rv park for snacks and a visit with another old travel friend, John Sharpe. The last we saw of them again was down in Frostproof last winter. They stay in the same rv park as John and Judy for the summers. His wife Sheila didn't join us. Unfortunately she is not feeling well. We hope she is back on her feet real soon. We look forward to seeing them in Florida again this winter. Here are Gerrard, Deb and John Sharpe.
Then back to the park to watch a band called The McCartney Years. They put on a pretty good performance. As you can see we were enjoying the music. Especially Deb!!
Rain had come and gone throughout the day. This evening it decided to get us a bit damp. We decided not to wait for the next band and headed to Charles Dickens for dinner. Excellent food, great service and good prices. I commend it to anyone who finds themselves in the Woodstock area.
Back to the rv park after dinner for a camp fire and visit. Even with the rain it was the perfect end to a great day.
Until next time - safe travels.
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Sounds very much like another post I just read! I bet you guys know each other!
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