So the Pirate Festival is officially over. I found it to be an amazing experience. It was exhausting, and a lot of hard work, but ultimately, it ended up being a ton of fun. Day three went a lot more smoothly than the first two days. For once, Mother Nature decided to cooperate. There was no rain storm, no extreme heat, just a nice clear blue sky and warm breeze. This meant that there were many more visitors to the festival for us vendors to chat up and meet. Several people took interest in The Strings of the Violin.
An and I started our last day by having breakfast at Wimpy's in full costume. I give our server credit for not looking at us oddly as a couple of pirates sat politely at our table watching the olympics on the television. I wish I could say the same about the other patrons. They certainly gave us some weird looks as we ate our eggs and toast!
Brian came that day with Joseph, Phillip and Hailey and their bubbie Barb. His Uncle Harry, Aunt Susie, cousin Amy came as well along with our cousins Behr, Lucie, and their son Liam all the way from France. The kids loved the pirates, and Joseph loved trying to lock his siblings up in the brig. He also cheated in the children's maze by climbing under all of the walls. The people running the maze laughed at this, telling me he thought like a real pirate.
When the day ended, the actors playing pirates kept the entertainment going, playing sea shanty's and dancing around in the tavern, as we vendors dismantled our tents and packed up. I was sad to see it all end. Definitely considering doing it again next year. This time with two books! Until then, only two and a half weeks until FanExpo!
An and I started our last day by having breakfast at Wimpy's in full costume. I give our server credit for not looking at us oddly as a couple of pirates sat politely at our table watching the olympics on the television. I wish I could say the same about the other patrons. They certainly gave us some weird looks as we ate our eggs and toast!
Brian came that day with Joseph, Phillip and Hailey and their bubbie Barb. His Uncle Harry, Aunt Susie, cousin Amy came as well along with our cousins Behr, Lucie, and their son Liam all the way from France. The kids loved the pirates, and Joseph loved trying to lock his siblings up in the brig. He also cheated in the children's maze by climbing under all of the walls. The people running the maze laughed at this, telling me he thought like a real pirate.
When the day ended, the actors playing pirates kept the entertainment going, playing sea shanty's and dancing around in the tavern, as we vendors dismantled our tents and packed up. I was sad to see it all end. Definitely considering doing it again next year. This time with two books! Until then, only two and a half weeks until FanExpo!
An at Wimpy's.
Me at Wimpy's.
Amy visiting my tent.
Joseph in the brig.
Hailey and Phillip in the brig.
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