Took the kids to Balloon Fest this evening after picking them up from their mother's. It was supposed to be a low cost weekend outing while the bank account recovers from our vacation. It was $8 for me to get in and the kids were free. And while there were many free activities for the kids, there were also rides. I bought the kids enough tickets for three rides each ($10). So it ended up not so cheap, but they had a lot of fun. They got to pet ponies, goats, and bunnies. And they got to see (but not touch) some exotic animals as well, including baby tigers and lions, bears, snakes, and alligators.
The "fun" part for me was getting out of there when it was over. We did the "park and ride" shuttle they were offering instead of trying to find a nearby parking spot, but the lines to catch a shuttle back to the parking area were VERY long (hundreds of people in each of four lines). I must say, though, that the festival folks did a good job rotating the shuttles through quickly. It only took thirty minutes from the time we got in line to the time we were in the car, and it could have been much worse.
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