"We're going to the show..."

"but not just ANY show, the mother of all shows." This is the comment we heard from a mom on the train on the way to Ekka. We really weren't sure what Ekka was exactly but it's only in town for a week or so, so we thought we better check it out. It turns out Ekka is kind of like a combination between the Harrisburg farm show, Roots market, and an amusement park.

We saw farm animals (and of course petted many of them--Amy accused me of becoming an animal lover on this trip). We watched part of a horse competition, a motorcross demonstration, and a band competition. We walked through all the exhibition tents sampling meat and fruit and salmon. We also wandered through the "showbag" building. It's like the arcade without any of the games and only the prizes. People buy bags of stuff from all different kinds of vendors--candy, clothes, sports, food, and pretty much anything else you can think of. There were a ton of people everywhere and obviously a popular family event.

Now we're off to Cairns where we'll be hopefully in warmer weather and lots of time on the beach.