I'm going to have forewarn you straight up that my next few blogs are a little out of order- but I HAD to post the photos from the rodeo before our day at the Noosa Show! You can all have a laugh (my mother did, so you may as well too!), but I've never been to a rodeo! And although some said it was small and dodgy, as a newbie I was gobsmacked! The power in these beautiful animals was intense, but what amazed me even more was- what on earth would possess anyone to get on the back of one of these animals?! :)
Despite the freezing cold weather, we met up with a some good friends of ours, got ourselves a seat up on an embankment and settled in. But once it started, I just had to get closer! Towards the end we were probably a little too close... and 3 bulls in a row charged the fence where we were front row (which is why there aren't many photos of bulls- we were too busy dealing with freaking out kids! Ok and us too!) . We almost got squashed by a rodeo clown who did the big dive over the fence to get out of the way of these massive horns! There were a few incidents- one guy was tossed up to the top of the fence by an angry bull, and there were a few odd kicks that connected- but nothing too major. The kids had a blast- the younger ones in particular were right into it yelling and cheering, and the older ones ran around enjoying each others good company!
I must say that I'm now hooked, and I will definitely be at the next rodeo! See you there!
All good things must come to an end...my little monkey snuggled up with Ma- ready for home!
