Hey Dads! Octoberfest

There is a group on the Island called "Hey Dads!", organized by Uwe, a German living on the island who is also out banker. The goal is to get Dads and kids out at various activities. Not surprisingly, the activities have included fishing, paintball, and driving earth-moving machines. Today, Hey Dads put together an Octoberfest party. Note: Ilona and I differ on the logo of the Hey Dads group (a sperm). I think it is tacky; Ilona thinks the shirts with the logo would make the perfect Christmas present for any male.






It was a great day (though it would have been even nicer on a sunny day). There were beer, sausages, and pretzels, of course, but also a lot of activities for kids. The day began with a traditional "Gum boot toss" (gum boot being the local name for "rubber boot"). Alexander got off a pretty good toss, but Mike chickened out when he saw some of the Dad's heave the boot 30 meters or more.


There was a clown with a juggling act that had Alexander completely enraptured. It must have been a good day: he napped for three hours afterwards!

Uwe is the guy with goggles and a pen in his mouth, as part of the juggling act.