4 May 2012 - Richmond Fossil Fest

There was a school concert that officially kicked off the Fossil Fest but we managed to miss it, with the kiddies playing with their new friends. We headed out to the fossil fields again to have another crack at finding something big. Unfortunately it was more shells, but interesting all the same. The big item on the agenda for the day was the rodeo, kicking off at 6.30pm.

Em and Lachie were so excited, we managed to convince them to sleep during the afternoon. After an early dinner we headed off to the rodeo and watched the first event of barrel riding. Horses and riders riding full pelt around barrels in a tight circuit was great to watch but very dusty. After a short break, the bull riders came out and both Em and Lachie were fascinated by the huge beasts and the riders being thrown everywhere. Entry to ride one of the bulls seemed to be open to anyone and there were some backpackers from Ireland, Germany and Belgium who had a crack - absolute nutters. Fortunately there were no serious injuries and we headed off very satisfied with our evening's entertainment around 9pm.