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Children's Area, At The 2013 Berkeley Kite Festival

Walk Inside A Huge Bubble
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The sign for this ride read:

Walk on water
Single $8
Double $12
Bubble
But this should have been named Fall Down On Water Bubble because nobody could stand and everyone fell comically.

At The 2013 Berkeley Kite Festival external link   •  Held in Caesar Chavez State Park external link   •  Berkeley Marina, Berkeley, California   •  37° 52' 19.04" N, 122° 19' 10.40" W   •  (Photo taken 13:35:39 Sunday 28 July 2013)   •  (Photo posted Friday 2 July 2013)   •  © 2013 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B13_6912
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Inflated Slide
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An inflated slide was the end part of a crawl adventure for kids.

At The 2013 Berkeley Kite Festival external link   •  Held in Caesar Chavez State Park external link   •  Berkeley Marina, Berkeley, California   •  37° 52' 18.74" N, 122° 19' 10.91" W   •  (Photo taken 13:37:15 Sunday 28 July 2013)   •  (Photo posted Friday 2 July 2013)   •  © 2013 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B13_6923
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The Climb Up To The Slide
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Behind the slide slide was a climb up with plastic extrusions and hand holds to aid in climbing.

At The 2013 Berkeley Kite Festival external link   •  Held in Caesar Chavez State Park external link   •  Berkeley Marina, Berkeley, California   •  37° 52' 18.11" N, 122° 19' 10.65" W   •  (Photo taken 13:38:02 Sunday 28 July 2013)   •  (Photo posted Friday 2 July 2013)   •  © 2013 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B13_6927
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Entry To The Crawl Adventure
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A woman stood on a folding chair and collected tickets for the start of the crawl adventure that ended at the slide. Above each portal the sign read, "No Diving. Enter feet first."

At The 2013 Berkeley Kite Festival external link   •  Held in Caesar Chavez State Park external link   •  Berkeley Marina, Berkeley, California   •  37° 52' 17.79" N, 122° 19' 10.76" W   •  (Photo taken 13:38:29 Sunday 28 July 2013)   •  (Photo posted Friday 2 July 2013)   •  © 2013 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B13_6928
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S.S. Buccaneer
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Another kid adventure was the inflated S.S. Buccaneer, a pirate ship.

At The 2013 Berkeley Kite Festival external link   •  Held in Caesar Chavez State Park external link   •  Berkeley Marina, Berkeley, California   •  37° 52' 18.25" N, 122° 19' 11.38" W   •  (Photo taken 13:39:10 Sunday 28 July 2013)   •  (Photo posted Friday 2 July 2013)   •  © 2013 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B13_6929
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A Clownfish Overlooked Everything
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A clownfish above one inflatable house appeared to overlook the entire children's area.

At The 2013 Berkeley Kite Festival external link   •  Held in Caesar Chavez State Park external link   •  Berkeley Marina, Berkeley, California   •  37° 52' 17.28" N, 122° 19' 11.00" W   •  (Photo taken 13:40:45 Sunday 28 July 2013)   •  (Photo posted Friday 2 July 2013)   •  © 2013 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B13_6933
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Ponyland Pony Rides
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The Ponyland Pony Rides external link were a popular ride with young girls. Two boys pushed the bars to encourage the ponies to walk.

At The 2013 Berkeley Kite Festival external link   •  Held in Caesar Chavez State Park external link   •  Berkeley Marina, Berkeley, California   •  37° 52' 17.12" N, 122° 19' 11.97" W   •  (Photo taken 13:41:24 Sunday 28 July 2013)   •  (Photo posted Friday 2 July 2013)   •  © 2013 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B13_6938
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The Petting Zoo
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The Petting Zoo external link cost US$ 3.00 to enter. Here a young girl was about to pet a goat just before it jumped in fright and startled her.

At The 2013 Berkeley Kite Festival external link   •  Held in Caesar Chavez State Park external link   •  Berkeley Marina, Berkeley, California   •  37° 52' 17.75" N, 122° 19' 12.34" W   •  (Photo taken 13:42:51 Sunday 28 July 2013)   •  (Photo posted Friday 2 July 2013)   •  © 2013 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B13_6948
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To Pet A Wary Pig
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A young boy and someone outside the fence both wanted to pet the pig at the same time. But the pig appeared wary and frightened.

At The 2013 Berkeley Kite Festival external link   •  Held in Caesar Chavez State Park external link   •  Berkeley Marina, Berkeley, California   •  37° 52' 17.76" N, 122° 19' 12.47" W   •  (Photo taken 13:43:13 Sunday 28 July 2013)   •  (Photo posted Friday 2 July 2013)   •  © 2013 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B13_6951
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