Chimacum, WA - Kinetic Sculpture Race

After Mom and Carol left, the sun went with them. We had 8 straight days of rain and dreariness to coincide with the sadness of their departure. We started to call a day "nice" if it stopped raining at all, or "great" if we could see patches of blue sky for several minutes.

So when we heard of Port Townsend's Kinetic Sculpture Race we just had to go see the zany-craziness of it all. It was the perfect cure for our duldrums.

This poor bull didn't seem to make it far...the Start was a few blocks away, but the microbrewery where he stopped must've been too appealing! We never saw him again in the race.
Perhaps it was the 'weights' on the backside that made the water portion of the race difficult?
The racers had to take their man-made, man-powered, works of art through water, through a sand pit, through the Dismal Bog, and up and down the hilly streets of town to complete the race course.The Magic Bus was powered by 5 women on bicycles, blasting The Doors:

Unfortunately we had to bail out shortly after the race started the Dismal Bog portion because it started pouring. I was bummed to miss out on watching more racers drag their creations through the mud, but my hands went numb.

If you ever have an opportunity to watch a Kinetic Race, you should check it out. The creativity involved in building these movable structures is really fascinating. And, obviously some work...and others don't, which makes it all so entertaining.