The last scheduled stop on our trip was at our daughter's home outside of Masontown, WV so that we could attend the annual Buckwheat Festival in Kingwood. It seems that buckwheat was a major local crop in years gone by and is the theme for the annual fundraiser for the local fire department. It is a BIG DEAL locally and attracts exhibitors and attendees from a wide area. The event starts on a Thursday and goes until Sunday afternoon and each full day features a parade with a different theme. We went on Friday when the two hour parade focused on the local schools and athletic teams. There are the local bands,
and, of course, the King and Queen.
There were trucks of all kinds,
It was fun watching the little folks, who took their rolls very seriously.
It sprinkled a little during the parade and turned decidedly cooler and we felt sorry for some of the girls riding in the floats in strapless dresses.
After the parade we decided to tour the grounds and get something to eat. The skies turned ominous just as we got to the barbecue chicken.
And then it started to rain. And rain. And rain. Which, I guess, is a tradition for the festival. But it never stopped raining until the next Tuesday afternoon, turning the fairgrounds into mud hole. We never went back.
Our daughter stayed at the fair almost the whole time as our grandsons had entered the pigs they had raised in the competition. They took fourth and fifth in their divisions. The pigs were then auctioned off on Saturday. She has a camper she stayed in and it was still there awaiting extrication when we left on Wednesday.
We enjoyed what we saw and got to partake of some food but I sure wish it hadn't rained the way it did.
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