And There's More.....

Cattaraugus County Fair is just the sort of thing I love. Not too big, plenty of history...

Interesting food stalls....

(And whether by accident or design, right next to them..)

 There are wacky rides...

Even wackier rides....

and leftovers from the Demolition Derby... or is it the start of the Demolition Derby?

So even if you only come during the day and miss the Country and Western Concerts, you're really spoilt for choice.

But my second all time favourites are Swifty Swine, the racing piglets, aka "America's best kept racing secret". Here they come...

With names like Brad Pig and Lindsey Loham, out of the starting gates, they're faster than a flying sandwich...

There's a swimming pig too.

 But with apologies to Swifty Swine, my number one all time Fair favourite is..

 Smokey Joe's barbecue, from which billows smoke and the unforgettable scent of the best pulled pork in the world. Pulled pork is something I never encountered in England, though I've heard that it's getting popular in London. It was only a matter of time. It's tender and flaky and soused in delectable sauce.

New York state's biggest fair, the Erie County Fair, up in Hamburg, to the north of us, is about to start but if you ask me, I'd rather have Cattaraugus County Fair any time. I just heard on the radio that Erie County is sadly having to beef up its security, fearing terrorist threats. At least we're unlikely to get that sort of worry around here.