Being as how I am 38-weeks-and-some-change pregnant, it was questionable as to how long I would last... and the weather was the hottest it had been in over a week (oooh... 80 degrees F), but my "nesting energy" showed up this last week and I was ready to take on the day.
We arrived at the Faire at 11 am and we finally left the grounds around 5:30 pm. What a fun day!
It is hard to describe/explain everything that we did there... thankfully I have some pictures!
One of the first things that we did was and check out the manly Highland games. Adam decided he'd give the Caber Toss a go.
It was fun to watch Adam give it a go and also fun to watch men flit around in their Scottish kilts.
After the Caber Toss, we grabbed a beer (for Adam). He had fun toasting with some scallywags at the 'beer tent'.
We decided the check out Hamlet... as a comedy. And boy, was it ever funny! Shakespearian actor Jeff McLane of Chicago brought Hamlet to life as a comedy in a 25-minute show. We laughed quite a bit through it... quite excellent, it was. Definitely my favorite part of the entire day! (Though the rest of the day was pretty awesome too!)
After the one-man play, we stopped off for some lunch. One of the many food vendors was a German 'restaurant', and Adam enjoyed a bratwurst (and later, a few pints of Paulander Oktoberfest brew). We ordered Julia a pretzel stick and she loved it! (I had cheese & broccoli soup in a bread bowl from a nearby soup 'restaurant'.)
We checked out the shops that were at the Faire; quite a few and some very neat ones too. As we were walking around, we noticed a small herd of dressed-up geese seemingly walking around on their own. We found out that these geese (as well as some baby pygmy goats) belonged to Paul The Gooseman, a traveling animal-lover who brings his geese and sometimes other animals to fairs, parades, and other shindigs. After some walking around, we found the geese in their pen next to the goats and Julia thoroughly enjoyed the goats (and wanted to enjoy the geese, but we didn't need her fingers getting snapped at...!).
A trip down to Pirate Cove brought about many more fun wonders... shade and a cool breeze being one of them! There was archery going on... a slingshot where you could try to hit a 'fool' with rotten fruit, and... a Jacob's Ladder. Adam gave it a shot but didn't make it very far.
We thoroughly enjoyed our day. Other adventures included... watching the Greywolf Blacksmith... catching an ACTUAL wedding take place during the Faire (complete with Renaissance dress)... meeting the Berry Fairy and receiving Berry necklaces (one for Julia and one for Baby Draeger)... purchasing pottery (new mugs, yay!)... watching the jousting... checking out comedic jugglers (who juggled fire too)... and... well, you can imagine, our day was full and all sorts of fun!
It was definitely worth the trip and next year... well, next year we hope to dress up too! :)
erin
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That sounds like a wonderful time! Makes me want to go to our Ren Faire again, although I'll have to wait until next Spring!
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