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June 13, 2005
Port Angeles Faire
On Sunday Dawnise and I drove up to Port Angeles Faire. Despite Google Maps saying it was a 2 hour drive, it really took about 75 minutes, and the scenery was beautiful.
The faire was small - about 2/3 the size of Corona, but we had a good time. For only it's second year, it did ok.
The Seattle Knights put on an amusing show - complete with mounted and field combat, and a chance to shoot arrows (blunt tipped) at a live armored "knight" (3 shots for $1). Their bow and arrows only :) (a little fiberglass number, probably about a 25lb draw). I didn't bother, but the line of kids seemed to have a blast.
We spent more time than we probably should have in the Ravenswood Leather booth - Regenald (the guy near the center of the top group of figures on that page) is very nice, and he and his crew do amazing work. Dawnise has her eye on a full length bodice/skirt getup that she may get measured for at the Pirate Faire next weekend. They had an awesome trenchcoat, but I couldn't justify the $600 for something I'd wear very occasionally.
I bought Dawnise a new hat - a really cool patchwork number made by a local milner on a treddle machine. She did very nice work, for very reasonable prices.
My biggest complaint about the faire was the lack of "faire food" - they had pizza, Thai, BBQ, and the like - but nothing that belonged at a Faire.
Ah well, so it goes.
Next weekend, Arrrrr..
Posted by dberger at June 13, 2005 9:09 AM