Word spread rapidly the week that the Windhoek Show was starting this weekend. We weren't exactly sure what a "Show" was. It turned out to be the Namibian version of the Iowa State Fair. Maybe actually a bit more towards the Nebraska State Fair end of the spectrum (sorry Nebraska...).
The Windhoek Show was a mix of livestock shows/exhibits, farm machinery, and displays by local businesses--everything from t-shirt salesmen to the kitchen appliance folks selling knives and apple corers.
We spent about 5 hours walking around the fair and saw the whole thing. It was a great day. We can report that "food on a stick" has not reached Namibia, unless you count shish-kabobs. No deep fried, chocolate covered Twinkies-on-a-stick, though.
It was fun to run into several people that we knew. Small country, and the country was having fun at the show. More photos on our Picasa photo site--lots of interesting exhibits and a fun midway ride that Tristan convinced me to go on!
Just inside the entry gate. It cost about US$10 for our family to enter.
Had to put this photo is for all of our "GREEN" friends back in the Midwest! Nothing runs like a Deere, even in Namibia. See the Picasa site for some other brands, though.
The livestock barns were fun to explore. This breed of goats (which we never actually got a name for) has to be one of the oddest animals we'd seen. Look at the tail. It looks like a dog tail.
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