Leo, Roving Reporter
Report from: my desk
Story filed: Bathurst Show
Hi folks. I'm sure you're aware that last weekend was the Royal Bathurst Show, maybe even a couple or more of you went. On Saturday some of my friends and I went to the Show in the evening, around 5pm. I started the evening off just great but then I realised that I had forgotten the money I was supposed to have put in my wallet for the rides, at home. To make things worse, I was just across the street from the Show entrance when I realised this. So one short-run home and back later, I was finally ready to go. I got in the gates and I started to search for my friends, and a bit of walking about and one phone call later I had found them. We stood around and talked for a bit and as the whole of Bathurst was there we stopped and said 'Hi' to a bunch of other people we knew. After the chitter chatter was done we migrated over to our first ride. It was a ride where you were strapped down in these pod things which swing around and around at what only felt like mach 20. At a couple of points in the ride I was completely horizontal to the ground and when I say this thing went fast, I mean it. When I was going forward it also spun me backwards. Surprisingly I actually quite enjoyed it. Continuing on, we walked around a bit more. One of my friends and I went to the shooting gallery where they had a selection of air guns for you to shoot the moving targets. Unlike my friend who hit all his targets and won a stuffed fish, I only got one. But I was very proud of that one hit. Throughout the night we went on other rides like dodgem cars and the ferris wheel which were quite enjoyable. The night wouldn't be complete without some fast food so we had to get some. The highlight was some Turkish pide - it was truly amazing. At the end of the night, I realised I had lost my wallet and everything in it but that's another story.
Leo Roving Reporter
