On a whim we decided to make a day trip to the beach on Tuesday. We went to Long Beach for the Washington State International Kite Festival. We had never been to the kite festival before so this was all new to us. The weather was beautiful and it was the perfect day for kite flying. There were hundreds of kites in the sky - big twirling kites, huge animal kites, spinners and foils in every size and shape imaginable. They even had choreographed stunt kite teams flying to music. It was amazing to see so many kites in the sky at one time!
By far our favorite display was this one:
Hundreds and hundreds of kites lined up one after the other, streching as far as the eye could see (and then some). We were told there were 250 kites on this line, which is easy to believe. Just looking at it from the ground it seemed that they stretched all the way up to the sun. It was unbelievable!
On our second time past this display the kite owner asked the kids if they wanted to try to pull the kite in a little. Of course they said yes! They tugged and could get it down a little but they also learned how much pull kites have once they are up in the air.
We wandered around the kites for a while, the kids dipped their feet in the ocean then we went and explored the booths of kites, crafts and food available. And, of course, we went to visit Jake the Alligator Man. A trip to Long Beach just isn't complete without seeing that creepy little thing! LOL
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