The Nararcoorte Show and American Brownies

Today was hot. Full stop. End of story. But I didn't really notice cause I had been out in the heat all day at the Naracoorte show. It wasn't till after, when I popped into Subway to visit Gennaeve that I realized how bloody hot it was. I've got a lovely neck tan (. . . burn, what ever ya wanna call it) to prove it :) I went to the show with Nicola, Claudia, Ryan and Jacob. The last two are my host cousins and the first two are my host sisters. Later on I met up with a few friends from school. Anyways. . . I think we've already been over this, but a 'Show' is the Aussie version of a county fair. They bake cakes (packet mix mind you) and enter jars of honey to see who's the best. I entered a packet mix cake for my cooking class. It broke in half. . . and I had to frost it back together. . . Who knew you could ruin a packet mix cake?? :) There are rides and games. So I guess that makes it a carnival and a county fair mixed together. . . Righty-O, I went on a couple rides. At 7$ a piece I wasn't gonna do many. So I got on the 'scariest' one. The Kamikaze. I know I didn't spell that right. . . Nicola and I went on it together after we watched Claude and Jacob go. It just looked like so much fun. :)

I spent the entire time screaming, but that's half the fun of it. Nicola thought I was scared shitless but it was all and act. . .or that's what I tell myself so I can sleep at night :) . . .The ride goes around in circles and you hang from your seat, completly upside down, for a few seconds at a time. Great fun it was. :)

Hey, ya know what I just realized? It's my Aunts Birthday here in Oz. But not in the US. Well not quite yet. . .Back to business. . . .I also went on this one called the. . .Skydiver?. . .was that it?? Anyways . . . Nic and I screamed bloody murder on that one two. For a laugh, ya know? Twas fun.This is a family portrait. Well, the half the family I went with. . .Nic, Ryan, Claude and Jacob (left to right) They're standing in front of the car part of the show. For some reason it's 'intresting' to look at old utes (pick up trucks) and semi's. . .don't ask me why :)

This is Nic and I eating Dagwood Dogs. They're Aussie corndogs, only the bread on the outside is seasoned differently. And they call ketchup "sauce" and it's thinner or something. And they put it on bloody everything. . .well not everything. . .that might be a tad bit of an exaggeration. . .just maybe. . .a little :)

And these are to brownies I made. Packet mix (they didn't break in half though). From America, arrived via mail several week ago. The brownies are half gone. . .we forgot to get a photo of me mixing it, so for all you know, Marilyn could have made them. . . but would this face lie to you?? Nah, never :) They took heaps long to make. They were in the oven for like an hour and a half. . .Those pants I'm wearing have got to be like 6 years old. They used to be white but now they're grey. And I think there is about ten holes in em. But I still brought them half way across the world. . . And that's my tourist t-shirt!!! But I'd say the tourist jumper is worse. . .blue with a ginormous Aussie flag across the front. It just screams foreigner :)