September 15, 2003
RenFaire
A bunch of us went to the Renaissance Faire down by Gilroy this past weekend. John and Eva and their 2 boys, Vladimir and Cornelia and their daughter, and me and Gary all went as a group. It was the only day for the entire season that all 9 of us were available, and it had to be the hottest day, too. Although we were both in garb, Gary and I didn't seem to get as hot as everyone else. Maybe because we both had long sleeved shirts on (although I was also wearing a pair of tights, two skirts, a hat, and a vest, so by all rights I should have passed out. I didn't tie my vest as tight as usual, though, because of the heat.)
Here we are (Derek, John, me, and Gary, with Max looking on) on one of the faire rides. All of the rides are human-powered: the man standing on the left, along with another fellow, pushed us quite high.
I'd say the highlight of the day was visiting our friend Lisa at the fencing booth and taking a fencing lesson. I didn't want to at first, but by the end of the day she and Gary convinced me it would be a lot of fun, and it was. Tiring, too. Although I supposedly had an advantage by being left handed, Gary won our bout 10 to 4. Here we are after our bout:
A little sweaty and dehydrated, but otherwise having a great time.
Posted by Jen at September 15, 2003 07:25 PM