Balloons, BBQ and Boats

In July Paris had a balloon festival in conjunction with the Tour de Paris. The Tour de Paris is a bike race that goes around most of the county and starts/finishes in Paris. The weather wasn't very good so they weren't able to launch the balloons but we were still able to go and see a few of them get blown up as well as watch the bikers leave.

Someone from our church congregation gave us tickets to a drag boat race and BBQ cook off. After checking out the balloons we went to the drag boat races for lunch. It was nice being able to sit in the shade and watch the races. The BBQ wasn't too bad. We ended up both voting for the same cook. He had one of the best pulled porks I've had and his brisket was a very even flavor. There was a nice smoke ring on the brisket as well. Here are some pictures from the activity.