Sydney Royal Easter Show, Sun 30 March 2008
8.30am: Firegazer's birthday present - a GPS - is programmed for Olympic Park P1 (we are hopeful).
9am: In GPS we trust. Despite not telling us to exit at Homebush Bay Drive we bravely continue along the M4 wondering whether the GPS really knows how to get us to the show. It surprises us with an even better way of getting there. Yay! There are parking spots left.
9.30am: Straight to the Showbag Hall. Quick pick a showbag and let's get out of here. Padawan Learner walks out shooting everyone with his Pirates of the Caribbean pistol.
9.45am: "Mum I have to see the cats. Let's go to the cats. Oooh, Mum look at all the cute Kitties. Oh, can we have one of those". Notice the Bengals looking disdainfully at the crowds. The Australian Mists are sleeping on each other. The Burmese is asleep in his kitty litter.
10am: Kids let's go to the Woodchop! Oooh cool! says Padawan Learner Oooh boring! says KelpieBlossom. After 20 minutes we can't get KB away. Do you think they're going to chop their feet off? What happens if they chop their feet off?
10.30am: Now kids we have to see the District Displays. That's why Mummy comes to the show - for the District Displays and the CWA exhibits. Mum this is boooorring. We steer clear of the man showing the "amazing steam mop" in the "Lifestyle and Home" hall.
10.45am: CWA Exhibits. We find the knitting & crocheting. Why do these ladies have to knit in shiny purple nylon? Urgh. Best item is a baby's dress knitted in the tiniest stitches. She must've used 1mm needles. Do they make them that small? The cakes are lovely. There is a cake made in the shape of a recycling bin.
11am: The art exhibits. KB has a meltdown because she wants to see the dogs NOW. Drag unhappy children around at least 450 paintings.
11.20am: Finally, the dogs. Where are the golden retrievers? Where are the Cavaliers? Look a dog called Hagrid! And another one! Firegazer looks around and says "y'know I would've thought I was more of a dog person but I look around at these dog people and think actually I'm more of a cat person". Walking through the dog pavilion is like watching "Best in Show" (haven't seen it? get it out on DVD). Outside there is a real life "Best in Show" going on. Hilarious. Not the dogs. The people with the dogs.
11.50: Fairy Floss stop
11.55: Buckets of Fat (lunch) stop
12.00: Get a seat in the Main Arena. Watch the Extreme Korruption show. V8 Toyota Hilux precision driving team sprays fine red dust all over the audience. Danger Man and Danger Woman do death defying feats on the High Wire. Oooh. aaaah. Then the extreme Moto Cross bikes do jumps. Excellent.
12.45pm: Time to go home. Walk to the entrance. Can't believe we've managed to avoid the rides and the sideshows. Don't mention it. Dad...do you have my pistol? No. Dad walks back to the Main Arena and wrestles Padawan Learner's pistol off its new owner. Now we can go home.
1.45pm: Home. $75 on tickets. $15 on parking. $35 on showbags (2 of them). $20 on lunch. And a fine coating of red dust on all of us.
7 comments:
The Show. You're always glad you've done it in a I'm a Great Parent sort of way, but completely knackered afterwards. We go on the kiddy (read; lame, and that's how I like it) rides and bring our own lunch. Early start and out by 1pm is the best way, once the place starts filling up with large groups of teenagers it is definitely time to go!
I bet the bengals were actually plotting ways to be badly behaved.
Glad you checked out the District displays and the knitting/crochet and baking. What's with that Sulo bin cake???
Don't get me started about why we refuse to go to any show, in any state/city/town EVER again.
You are my kind of woman - cats and CWA displays!
we try and go to the Bathurst show so we can avoid the horror of the Easter show. We managed to not make it to both this year!
I have to admit, everyone, that getting to the show very early makes for an entirely more pleasurable experience than I'm used to. But next time I'll be following Stomper Girl's lead and taking a packed lunch.
I love, love, love the Show and would go on my own if I could sneak out of the house without those pesky kids hanging off my legs.
The knitting is awesome - especially that super fine, knitted with invisible wool stuff. And the cakes! Unbelievable.
Love the animal pavillion. I clearly remember as a kid laughing at the low slung bulls balls. Still do actually.....
You know a holiday wouldn't be right without at least ONE melt down.
Well that was a productive day! Brilliant idea of the early start. I never think of the packed lunch until it's too late!
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