Sep 29 2006
Estes Park, 2006 Scottish Festival
We have some family that recently purchased a nice condo in Estes Park. We had the opportunity to spend some time up there this weekend to attend the annual Scottish Festival. Dorrie and I have been there the last three years in a row to enjoy the meat pies, dog shows, jousting and of course, the Highland games.
It was a typical September weekend for Estes Park. The weather was unpredicatable; there was clear blue skies with mild temperatures and the next moment it was pouring rain and nearly freezing. Whatever. Dorrie and I like that kind of stuff.
For the most part, it was a very relaxing weekend in the condo. We left only to attend the festival. The most exciting thing for me during our stay was learning Vampire: The Eternal Strugle. I won’t bother to try to explain how this game works; however, I will say that it is a tremendously fun game if you have the time to devote to learning it. I’m looking forward to playing again with my brother-in-law and his friends.
This fella was hanging out in the neighbor’s yard when we arrived.
Yes, jousting. I thought it was just a form of entertainment performed by actors at these types of festivals. Nope. Check out the guy standing in front of the Night that says Ni. That’s a Canadian flag on his uniform. Yup. He’s on the Canadian jousting team. I’m not too sure what he’s doing in the next photo.
This was really cool. It’s a rail model where the trains travel through different miniatures of European towns and villages from the 1910′s and 1920′s. The detail was impressive. The last photo is of a dragon driving a tractor.
As usual, Nephew B was his usual charming self.