Em and Lachie entered the kiddie event and managed to throw their rocks about 10cm or so! The rocks were a bit heavy for the little ones. The rock for the open event weighed 26kg so I decided to wimp out. The event was won by Sean, the father of Em and Lachie's new found friends. He was a big lad and beat all of the local competition. He also got roped into a team for the tractor pull and won that as well.
In the afternoon we went to the local bush races. This is not horse racing in the traditional sense, it is a sprint over 200m or so from a standing start. It was the local horse riders testing themselves against one another. There was also no general betting. Each horse was effectively auctioned off before the start, in what is known as a 'Calcutta' and the winner takes all.
After sleeps for the kiddies, we went to the street party which culminated in a fireworks display. The kids were terrified so we had to watch them while retreating back up the road to our tent!
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