Kite Festival

We went to the coast on Saturday for the Lincoln City kite festival.  We had a great time.  It was a beautiful day with just the right amount of wind for the kites.  We didn’t know what to expect but were pleasantly surprised.  It was a very laid-back event and you could just mill around as you pleased.

There were giant kites anchored in the sand that were floating high in the sky that Eva loved.  They were pretty impressive.  There was a kite-making station for the kids and in the afternoon, they paraded around the kites they had made.  It was really cute as they marched through the sand holding their little kites.  

The best part was the kite-flying demonstrations.  They had teams that were flying kites in routines set to music.  It was synchronized kite-flying and it was crazy.  There were 4 people standing in a line doing tricks with the kites and they never became tangled or crashed.  Each kite had probably 4 strings.  It was hard to tell exactly but each person had two reels.  (I don’t know if that’s what they’re called but you know what I mean; the handles, the string holders, the thingy-whoppers.)  It’s something to see.  Apparently it’s a real sport because the teams were from all over.  There was even one team from Canada.  Pretty cool, eh?

Michael has been working a lot lately so it was nice to be out of the house doing something fun together.  Eva loved it and immediately wanted to get into the ocean when we arrived.  She wasn’t deterred by the freezing cold water and was wet up to her waist in no time. We had a wonderful time enjoying the sunshine and the kites.

What a fine way to spend a Saturday.