Airshow

The province newspaper had a feature "100 things to do in BC before you die". I have already done about 16 of them, which I think is pretty good. But one of the things they neglected to mention was the famous Abbotsford International Airshow. I mean it's the only thing that puts Abbotsford on the map--well it's also the city with the 3rd highest crime rate per capita in Canada (Hooray!) But enough about infamy and onto fame...

As locals of Abbotsford, and the good Mennonites that we are, it seems a bit pricey to pay 25 bucks for the privilege of being on the grounds of our dinky little airport. So we decided on a different vantage point: The top of a grain elevator. After a very long climb up a very long ladder, we were at the top on this little metal platform. Just us and an auger motor which was thankfully off.

It was pretty cool to be on the top of the tallest thing in the sumas prairies. And we got some good views of the planes. Most went around us instead of over us, but 2 snowbirds flew right overhead so that was cool. Ah, a free airshow. My kind of show.