We were in Gladstone for the show which took place on Wednesday the 6th of August; it was really something to behold and certainly rivaled the Brisbane Exhibition (not). The show consisted of sideshow ally (bust the balloons, knock over the cans, shoot the ducks etc) and food stalls. The show did have a few rides that had obviously dodged the scrutiny of workplace health and safety.
The food stalls were a gourmet dinners delight with 4 times cooked dagwood dogs, 5 day old re-heated doughnuts and a pasta van with what looked like a meat sauce topped with cheese.
Linda had a ride on the camels; the one at the back kept trying to overtake the one Lin was on and tended to dribble a lot, the one in front of Lin (not in the shot) was aptly named coke (based on it’s drinking not sniffing habit).
I was not quite sure what smelt worse, the owner or the camels.
Linda took a photo of me next to the rig below; I am not sure if it was going to do any stunts on the day but I never saw it move while we were there.
The entry cost for this one day event was $10 each; someone told us that on previous years it ran for 3 days, the organisers opted to change this to one day as the patronage over 3 days was not worth it (3 days!!!). Linda and I spent 2 hours at the show and walked round twice just to make sure we did not miss anything.
All in all it was not too bad and worth going if you are in town but don’t make a special trip.
Will post again soon – David & Linda – The DavLin Rig.
