7/28 Southeast Fair Day in Haines

When we got up again this morning it was raining, bummer. Had a feeling it would stop and it did before the town’s parade or fair began. We forgot about the parade and was going to drive into town to go to another gift shop, still looking for 1 magnet, then to the bank to get some money. That’s when we saw the roads closed for the parade so we just parked and watched it. Boy, I thought ours in Cottonwood, AZ was small this was really small. They even opened it up for dogs and people walking with their babies in strollers. It was cute for a small town.

After the parade we made our stop at the bank, and then to the fair. I went to the gift shop and got what I wanted while the parade was going on and I didn’t miss a thing. We were told when you go to the fair “think hippie” and if we couldn’t walk through the whole thing in an hour there was something wrong with us. There were a few “tye dye” places and we could have walked the whole thing in an hour but we were walking slow.

The girl the day before where we got ice cream had told us to try the cheer leaders Fried Bread, which we did, no big deal. She also said they have fresh, good sushi and monster burrito stands. We saw all of them but after the fried bread, we shared, that was enough for a little while. As we walked around Dave asked if I wanted to go to the Logging Show and I sure. When we got there it was pretty full but there was another couple there that are staying at the RV Park and invited us to sit with them. The show was fun, it started with women throwing axes at a target, then it was the men’s turn. Then they had small log cutting, women’s and men’s. There was a relay race and saw bucking competitions. It was fun, what the heck, what else did we have to do.

After the show we went to get something to eat. Dave got the burrito and I got nacho’s, they were both good and very filling. After that I got my face painted, so the grand kids could see it on Facebook and laugh at Nana/Grandma. We then sat and listened to a couple bands, one band “The Swing Set” was really good, so many strange look people, “Hippie’s” got up and danced, most of them women and kids. I did watch a little earlier a dance group called “TAFY Stars Dance Team” which was young girls dancing and it reminded me of when Kim, our daughter” was young and in dance. Parents were out there filming away, Kim never did go to a State Fair through. Over all it was a fun day.

Tomorrow finish up the last of the laundry and pack up to get back on the road again.