We arrived around 9:30 a.m. and parked in the field lot.
We checked out the car show briefly, then chatted for a moment with an organic agricultural booth tabler. I spun a wheel and won a free wine tasting card for four at a local winery. As we waited, we watched kids playing on bounce houses and in inflatable bubbles on water. We also saw the ponies waiting to get setup for the pony rides.
The Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito & Vector Control District had a table, and we viewed the numerous mosquito types, a live "mosquito farm" plexiglass container, showing larvae and adults, and a tub filled with nearly 500,000 mosquitoes counted by the Vector Control District in 2012. They handed us packets of mosquito repellent wipes.
The food vendors had already started serving all manner of pear-themed items: I tried a pear tamale. The vendor served it piping hot inside a traditional corn husk. The vendor must have used food coloring, as I found the tamale itself completely dyed green. It tasted like corn, perhaps a bit sweeter. I didn't find much pear within it, though...perhaps it had been mushed. Overall, I would not get it again.
Next, Dawn tried a caramel pear mocha. She notes she used to like mochas a lot, but now finds them a bit too sweet. I found it OK; I'm not a big coffee drinker.
We sat and listened to music while Mynga ate a slice of deep-dish PTA-prepared pear pie. She gave it two enthusiastic thumbs up. Later, we did the same and came to the same conclusion. : o )
Dawn and I walked around looking at vendors for the next hour. We purchased a pear refrigerator magnet and Dawn got a henna tattoo in the form of a turtle. Tasneem welcomed us and did a great job. We briefly viewed the photos of the late Micheal Pieretti, a longtime Delta photo artist. Dawn purchased a pair of knock-off Dolce & Gabbana purple sunglasses--they look great.
The "Stop the Tunnels" campaign organizers had entered two floats in the parade and effectively seemed to have the support of everyone in attendance. An image of the proposed tunnels:
At noon, we listened to the youth duck calling contest, then walked around the auditorium where Fair organizers had erected posters from previous years, a gallery of photographs from the late 1800's and 1900's, and a variety of other historical artifacts.
At 1:00 p.m., we watched the Pear Fair Parade, a small effort, but no less enthusiastic than a larger parade.
After the parade, Dawn and I split a lemonade and a (non-pear?) sausage from Lockeford Meat & Sausage...we both thought it tasted OK.
After that, we called it a day and drove out the designated back entrance to head back to Sacramento.
OTHER VENDORS
Schumacher Architectural Ceramics (PO Box 129, Clarksburg, CA, 916-744-1062)
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