At the O.C. County Fair

Here's some pics from our trip to the Orange County County Fair. Although much of the fair has been given over to carnival rides and pushing the boundaries of what foods can be deep fried, there's a still some space dedicated to the traditional raison d'etre of County Fairs, displaying produce and livestock. Here's Athena in front of some prize pumpkins.


And who can resist the kitsch of one of those stick your head into the humorous tableu displays? Not Athena...


Still, there's only so much championship squash Athena can endure before wanting to get on with the overpriced rides. Here's some kindly girl helping Athena through an obstacle course:



And Athena insisted I accompany her on the kiddie bumpers cars, despite the fact that I can't actually fit inside the bumper car.




All in all, it was fun, but expensive. They really lure you in with those cheap ride tickets, where it usually takes 6-8 tickets to get on a ride. All in all, we spent about as much as we would have on a day at Disneyland, but then, no one at Disneylad is deep-frying Krispy Kremes.