Cardboard Duct Tape Boat Regatta

Every year we go down to my grandma's house for Salem Days.  We're usually there for the fireworks- because you'll seriously never get as good a seat for fireworks as you get in my Grandma's front yard.  (I admit, there's just a part of me that loves watching everyone staking out seating hours in advance while I laze around in the living room knowing that I can walk outside a  minute before the fireworks start and still have the best seat in the house!)

This year, in addition to the fireworks, we checked the Cardboard Duct Tape Boat Regatta.  Because, I mean, how could we have lived in Utah for so long without experiencing this?  The whole experience makes me smile- I seriously want to compete one year.  You get 2 hours to make your boat, you only get cardboard and duct tape for construction and you can't test it to see if it floats until race time.  The kid entries were cute, but when they got to the adult entries I was seriously amazed.  I'm so mad I didn't take a picture, but I found this video online that shows the adult entries- they're just up for a second at the end.  When you see a human sized hamster wheel floating on the water you'll know you got to the right place. :)

I think I might have found the next random competition for our Stacey reunions.