s e v e n i s a j o u r n e y

So, as per Tamara’s command, I spent much of tuesday searching out pictures of more people she knows, to add to the total experience. Judith and I arrived on site about noon, and split up. I did not see her again until 9:30 as we gathered to board the “Belly Bus”, a mass of dancers in search of a party.

Early that afternoon I ran into Lynne and Kathy on the way to the suspended death tourney. The dead, and winner, were then paraded around the camp on carts accompanied by wailing women. All as a fundraiser for the MDA. Beth was also there, on her way to the dance expo.

I then made my way over to the dance expo that was running all afternoon. Unfortunately I just missed Beth’s Indian dance performace (poo!). I did run into Roth, though.

And of course no virtual Pennsic would be complete without the good ol’ porta-castle. Nothing more fun than trying to go to the bathroom in complete darkness wearing complicated garb! It’s what makes the vacation truely memorable.

That evening at 7 PM Yumi did a neet demo of traditional Japanese archery. The sun was starting to set, but it did make for a very artistic piece. We could not find a willing archery Marshal, but that did not stop us. Yumi talked about the endurance speed shooting they do back in Japan. 10,000 arrows ina single 24 hour period. No rest breaks. Shot at 120 meters, indoors. With only a 5 meter high ceiling. Yerk.

And finally, a shot within the Locleven encampment. Andi and Lynne. I get the feeling Lynne may come to regret that moment of insanity in the future. Or maybe not.

Later that evening we went out dancing to Orlock Oasis, which was having a Haffa. Good music, lots of dancing, with story-telling breaks occasionally. Judith got fired up for drumming eventually, and Anne, Lynne and I had some fun dancing. Lynne went home with sore feet, but Anne and I danced past midnight. Judith kept drumming to near 2 AM, so it was a late night! While I could only remember 7 or 8 steps by mixing them up and keeping a smile on my face I could fool people into thinking I knew more than I could actually remember. I guess that is the secret of improv.

Today (Wednesday) is my last full day. Have to pick up bows and thumb rings from Yumi. Have to do any last shopping and socializing. Tomorrow its off to the airport to begin the Sweden part of this madness. I get 36 hours in Delaware to recover from Pennsic. I hope it will be enough!