All the fun of the fair, the horse show, the country show, the music festival and the biggest bbq in the world

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Late night blog after a day at the Calgary Stampede. Don't know how to describe it. Try to imagine Alton Towers, the Horse of the Year show, the Royal Show at Stoneleigh, Glastonbury and the worlds biggest BBq all being held at the NEC at the same time. We spent about 8 hours there and left well before the end of the days activities. We only scratched the surface.

After a wander about trying to take in the scale of the place, we watched an amazing competition of Cowboys on horseback seperating one cow from a herd (cutting). Then lunch of bbq and ribs. Portion size is not a concept understood here. We then took in a cultural trip to the Indian Village, watching their equivalent of Strictly Come Dancing. Jokes about teepees and insomnia fell on deaf ears

However the highlight of the day was this evenings chuck racing, No bookies so to add interest Joy and I had bet between us. The winner to choose the photo to accompany this blog. So you are denied Joy in her stetson. Instead a picture featuring someone James should never have played cards with.

Now back in the hotel stuffing ourselves with a 16 inch pizza.

Tomorrow back for the Rodeo

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