This was an act of extreme love, because he was totally exhausted. But we caught the Park and Ride bus and went to the Fair, had our traditional foot long for our first food, checked out the exhibits and winners in Creative Activities and wandered west toward the Midway.
Danielson's and Daughters have the absolute BEST onion rings I've ever eaten. I only get them at the State Fair, and I just had to indulge. YUMMY! |
Passing the Food Building, he had a Jamaican Bar-B-Qued Taco (always fabulously good) and I bought my favorite onion rings from Danielson's and Daughters Onion Rings - the absolute BEST I have ever had and only available at the Fair. He bought one bag of mini donuts from Tom Thumb mini donuts. Walking down the street another half-block, we were stopped by the sports broadcaster from Channel 5 who offered DH a piece of Mancini's garlic toast in trade for a mini donut. Both men were happy with the trade.
We walked the Midway and settled down at the Frontier Bar for a beer and french fries. We people watched for a while, snacking, but DH looked totally zoned by that time - just beat from his hard day of working on the castle. It was time to get him back home.
After three hours we called it quits and returned home, catching our bus at the Transit Center. We were sure glad we didn't need the Water's Edge bus - that stop had two buses worth of people waiting for it. When their bus pulled up, the whole crowd clapped and cheered. We slept like the dead - so tired - but were up and back on the road Sunday morning on our way to the Renaissance Festival.
The day turned into a gloriously sunny and very hot day and they had us parked way down in the far end of the quarry. It was a long hike to get to the front gates, but it wasn't too bad because it was relatively flat ground (until the steep hill to get out of the quarry and onto the high grounds where the Festival buildings are located).
DH was happy because he was able to watch the MN Vikings pre-season game on his phone while we relaxed in the shade. Gotta love 4G downloads. It also was Highland Fling weekend, so we were able to watch the hammer throw and the caber toss events. I remembered my parasol this time, and it was sure needed. The sun was brutal. We started the weekend with upper 50's (14.5C) when I went into the pool Saturday morning. Today it will be in the low 70's (21.5C) when I get to the pool at 5:00 am. Minnesota summer weather - gotta love it! Happy Monday to all!
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