The draw was for families to bring their children (overwhelmingly toddler aged) to climb in and on and around the trucks, a Touch a Truck event held annually for a few years now.
Cass loves trucks, and the event was free with a donation of non-perishable food-stuffs for an AIDS shelter. The trip was a no-brainer.
They announced while we were there that the estimate on visitors would be eclipsing 10,000.
In a sun-blasted parking lot.
As it worked, two parents, or two adults, were mostly a necessity. One of us would wait in line as the other would run around with the Boy as he checked tires and tried to cut the line for other trucks, only to be corralled and brought to the spot where the other had been waiting, and hopefully quickly getting inside some humongous man-made contraption.
This was the first truck, an older dude's personal vehicle, and there was no line.
Check out how freaking big this thing is:
One of the crane trucks had a helmet, which lead to an adorable picture:
One older married couple brought a super modded Porsche. It had fiberglass outrigging that turned it into a boat:
The nice couple took pictures of families with their phones, which was helpful.
I'm saving this next picture in my imagination for when Cass is old enough to actually drive along a beach, or, more accurately, drive me along a beach:
great pictures and I remember you talking about the event.... that is one big truck!!! looks like it was fun.... thanks for sharing the pictures.
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