DeForest - 4th July 13

Today is the 4th of July - Our very first 4th of July.

 

Daryl starts the day by entering in the 5 mile fun run (always considered this to be a conflict of words myself & why would you pay $20 just to go for a run?????)

Anyway, he did well and got lots of 'feedback' on his photo he posted, especially about his little shorts & legs.

 

Sexy

 

After breakfast, we go downtown and put the coupe in the car show for the day, which gave us easy parking and settled in to watch the parade.  While there of course we got all the low down on car events and a meet tonight at Quaker Steak & Lube in Middleton.

 

 

DeForest is a small town and very much like Waikanae in size and appearance - green and lots of big trees, a nice area to bring up kids.

 

Daryl was disappointed that there was no big marching band in the parade, although they did have a couple of small ones, like the local school.  The parade went on and on with all sorts in it - anything goes basically, churches, karate clubs, sports clubs, dancing schools, tractors, fire engines, armed forces, veterans, police, schools, scouts, local businesses, clowns, etc etc 

 

 

 

We were amazed they are not so PC as good ole NZ.  They still throw out lollies to the children, who run out to get them (in front of the next vehicle....), squirt people with water, no barriers.

People leave there chairs out the night before ready for the parade - think most of the town was there and all ages.

 

 

After the parade was a typical fair type day in the town square and we had a pork sandwich and watch another band "Shotgun Jane" for a while before going home for a rest.

 

Later we headed out for the meet in Middleton about 18 miles away.  We meet Mark there who takes a shine to the 40 and wants to swap his 49 Merc for it.... or you can buy it or $44,000US.

Quaker Steak & Lube is set up like an old garage - the first one originally was made in and old garage and went so well they franchised it.  They have a bike meet every Wed & cars every Thurs, but the guys reckon this one was very quite - not sure why maybe due the holiday.  Didn't matter to us as still lots of cars and all new to us - the food was pretty good too, as was the live band playing in the car park.

 

Mark & Daryl & Marks Merc above.

 

 

 

 

 

About 8pm we head back to DeForest to catch the fireworks display in the town square at dusk...which apparently is not until 9.40pm.  Man they still have the big old loud fireworks - so loud I covered my ears.  It had been hard to get a park down there so we headed off early to miss the rush getting out and sit back and relax for a bit.  Big Day.

 

Well, we have now done a 4th of July celebration.