Canada's National Exhibition ('The Ex')

Last weekend we went to the Ex (Canada's National Exhibition), which is a huge fair with lots of food, rides and entertainment. It was a beautiful sunny day to walk around the show grounds and check it all out.

Highlights included:

• the mesmerising sand sculpting and rock-balancing exhibits
• seeing all the colourful rides and games in the 'midway'
• cute baby animals in the agricultural building
• ice-skating performance - looks fun, can't wait to try it in winter!

But by far the most memorable experience of the day was trying a deep fried, bacon wrapped Mars Bar! It tasted pretty much how you would imagine - warm, gooey, chocolately bacon, tinged with regret. We had a quick coronary bypass afterwards and agreed never to speak of it again.