We went to the Rock Shrimp Festival yesterday, which was held downtown. Of all the festivals we have here, this one seems to be the smallest in terms of vendors, food and activities. Some of this may be because of the fact that the weather was 'iffy' at best. We've been hosting quite a bit of rain over the last week or so.
It all turned out well. The weather held (until we reached our car to go home), and that had the added bonus of keeping the temperatures down to a moderate level. The light breeze didn't hurt either. I've added some videos of one of the kid's favorite activities. I am the official photographer of this event whenever they do it. I get nauseous just watching, but despite some rocky beginnings, the girls had a good time, even Noodles. Click the extended entry for the videos.
This is Meelie's first shot. She keeps trying to flip over but isn't having much luck. It was tough to get a good video of her as I didn't have enough space to back up. In the next one, I've taped her from a side view. As you can see, she's pretty determined.
Almost there!!! from Moogie on Vimeo.
Determination! from Moogie on Vimeo.
Next up, we have Noodles (Chickie's BFF) who wasn't sure about this whole Bungee Jumping thing but she did great. While she didn't flip, she went pretty high up in the air. She was pretty scared but went out there and tried it anyway. I was so proud of her! If you look to the left, you can see that Meelie is still going strong. It wasn't my intention to have both of them in this shot, it just worked out that way. Think of it. Two for the price of one!
Wooohoooo! from Moogie on Vimeo.
The next two clips are of Chickie, who, in the beginning was not having ANY of this flip-over-backwards stuff. No way, no how, nadda! In the background, you can hear the man who runs the ride egging her on and encouraging her. He was really enthusiastic. Towards the end, she suddenly found some courage and went for it. As you can see in the second video, she just kept going, and going, and going.
Testing the waters from Moogie on Vimeo.
Ringling Brother's Audition from Moogie on Vimeo.
What I want to know is how many of you would try this? I know I wouldn't but then I get nose bleeds on curves. That's how bad my fear of heights is. What about you?
Comments
Oh heck no! I'm terrified of heights unless I'm closed in (those roller coasters MUST have the shoulder harness or I won't go near them, and even so, the older I get, the less I'm having fun on them).
Kasia is 10 and is a master at rock wall climbing. I think she'd LOVE doing this. (Alas, it is quite expensive when we go to the fair, and the lines are really long.) I am in awe at how brave these kids are...
Posted by: Kris at October 9, 2007 3:11 PM
That looks fun! For them I mean..lol.
NO way I would get up on that thing.
Posted by: PJ at October 9, 2007 4:27 PM
Can someone please stop the room spinning? I'm sorry not for all the tea in china would you get me on that item of apparatus. I feel ill just looking...
I think I'll just go for a quick lie down...
Posted by: Gopher at October 9, 2007 4:57 PM
