the SC State Fair

 

 A TRADITION TO HOLD ONTO

 

Doug and I made our annual trip to the SC State Fair last night. I enjoy the neon lights that make me feel like I’m in fairy land. The rides are fun for me but Doug isn’t a good carnival rider, so we took a pass on most of them, except for the gondola that rolls above the fairground.

 

This is Doug sitting beside me in the gondola carriage and gripping the handle bars. He’s smiling for the camera but he’s shivering inside. He’s afraid of heights and is subject to motion sickness. 

Doug, hanging on for dear life

 

 

The panorama view is exciting with lights. In the photo below you can see the overhead view of the fairground with the carriage passing ours as we go in opposite directions.

Food vendors take up a portion of the space with everything you’d expect, most of it heart-attack foods, things like elephant ears, cotton candy, nachos, fried cheesecake, corn dogs, and shis kabobs. My favorite eats are hot dogs and french fries. Doug bought french fries we shared.

Some booths had long lines, but this one didn't

 

I had to get a photo of myself with a person (man) dressed in a metal suit with metal mask and hat. He was so completely covered  I couldn’t see his eyes. Hope he was getting paid plenty cause that costume had to be heavy, not to mention uncomfortable, and threaten a heat stroke.

How does he breathe with his nose covered?

 

 A state fair or a circus is often used as the setting for mysteries, and with good reason. Everything is loosey-goosey there. A criminal could easily commit a crime and disappear in a place like this.