Ekka 2011!

August in Brisbane signals EKKA TIME! A time honoured tradition in Brissie, the Brisbane Exhibition is held for 2 weeks every year and affectionately known as "The Ekka". It started in 1876 and was more an agricultural show to showcase the latest industrial innovations but has evolved over the year and now has rides, attractions, deep fried, artery clogging food and overpriced showbags.

But we love it.

I went on the "Techno Jump" Ride with Josh

Josh and I have been going since he was about 7. He loves the rides, I hate them, but I love seeing his face and the excitement he has when he's on them. I promised to go on one ride with him and the "Techno Jump" seemed the lease likely to make me throw up. I didn't throw up, but I did scream the whole time.

Carn-Evil

This year we decided to go on "People's Day". The public holiday always on the second Wednesday of the Ekka. It was packed. It's the first time I've been on People's Day, normally we just go on the weekend. 80,000 people went that day, and it felt like they were all sitting on top of us. Some times, we were so crammed in we couldn't move forward or backward for a few minutes. We just sat there. Regardless, it was still fun.

These are the strawberry sundaes. They're another Ekka institution and an Ekka tradition for us. They're made from layers of vanilla ice cream, fresh strawberries (in the middle), strawberry ice cream, and topped with fresh cream and a strawberry on top! They're made to raise funds for the Prince Charles Hospital Foundation and each year they sell about 145,000 of them. We lined up for 25 minutes for one...totally worth it.

Another year another Ekka over. Love it.