The guys were really keen to see the wood chopping competition. Wow, but those guys are fast!
First they chop in steps on the log and mark where they have to hit. Then two guys get on the logs, the whistle blows and they start chopping.
I am sure the announcer said this gentleman is 67.
To give you an idea of how fast, they were probably done by the time you read to here…
The first events we went to see were the horses. It was so much fun! The kids had an absolute ball (and so did I).
First were the show horses.
Then came the bush games
Three teams competed against each other. They were racing on foot, on horses, quad bikes and with wagons. The spirit was awesome! I blurred so many photos because I was laughing so hard… whoops!
One of the funniest was when they had to drag a teammate behind a horse. One holds the ‘stick’ with the horse coming, the rider grabs the stick….
and off they go! Generally all you saw of the guy on the sheet was boots and heels!
If it hadn’t started raining, I think I would have been happy to sit there all day.
Friends invited us to visit the Melbourne Show this year. We warned the kids we would just go to look, no rides. The rides were fun to watch though. (And I had a ball taking photos!)
The sky was a bit overcast when we got there, then it started raining right after the horse races. After that the clouds cleared and it became a beautiful day! The next post is about the horses.
