Shoshanna and I trekked (and I do mean trekked… I think it was the furthest I’ve ever traveled within my home group to get to an event. (OK, maybe I traveled further in Nordskogen, but I don’t remember for sure… M quibbled that TECHNICALLY WW was an “in barony” event, but he’s a quibbler.) The site was a YMCA camp right on Lake Ontario… and the weather forecast was for a high of 49 and intermittent showers. I had us outfitted in lots of layers (modern warm undergarments, smock, tunic, woolen gown, coif and woolen hoods on each of us, plus modern winter boots). As it turned out, the weather was chilly but not awful – it only sprinkled a little bit mid-afternoon, not even enough to force the fencers inside. The only quibble with the site was the fact that there just wasn’t enough parking – we ended up out on the main road which was a bit of a trick with an exhausted 3 year old at the end of the day.
For us, it was a very laid back event. We wandered about playing with various kids S’s age, drawing pictures, watching fencing and fighting, watching kite flying, me trying to keep her out of the mud TOO much. And, because M’s plane kept being delayed, we actually stayed for all of First Court before heading out. Shoshanna of course passed out within 15 minutes of me putting her in the car.
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