Hang Gliding @ Highland Aerosports

A great and unusual weekend activity, and a very memorable date idea, is hang gliding. The closest airfield that provides this is Highland Aerosports on the other side of the Bay Bridge.

Hang gliding is incredibly safe and very fun. Its quite thrilling to be high up in the sky, with a completely unobstructed view, and to be able to pilot the glider slowly to the ground.

There are two ways to do hang gliding: either strap in a glider and jump off a cliff or have an ultralight plane tow you up and let you glide down. Luckily for us there are no mountains close by suitable, so at Highland Aerosports they use ultralights. This is much safer as well as being far less nerve racking.

Flights start at $145 for gliding down from half a mile up. This takes about 15 minutes and is absolutely worth it. Remember to bring sunscreen as there isn't any permanent shade in the landing field.

Montgomery County Fair

Took advantage of the beautiful weekend weather and made the trip up to Montgomery County to walk around the 2009 Agricultural Fair today.

Parking was $5 and entry to the park cost $8 per person. I recommend getting a funnel cake and lemonade as you enter, even if the only seats nearby to enjoy it is in the sun.

The carny games are fun and typical of a fair, and there where an impressive number of rides available. I steered clear of the animal freak show, as I don't call five legged sheep and two headed pigs entertainment.

I enjoyed the petting zoo with a good variety of both common barnyard stock and exotic animals. The "Chilly Mall" featured a HUGE selection of every type of candy available and organized into a maze-like isle.

See the calendar of events here for more details, or check out the fair map PDF.

Montgomery County Fair Opens Today

The 2009 Agricultural Fair has opened today in Montgomery County and will last for the next eight days until August 22. The fair is open from 10 am until midnight.

The fair features a variety of attactions like magicians, hypnotists, a demolition derby, rodeo, monster trucks, tractor pulls, remote control car racing, and of course carnival rides.

I'm hoping there will be plenty of funnel cakes too. =)

See the calendar of events here for more details, or check out the fair map PDF.