The chicklets and I headed to the Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire this past weekend in Buckley. It was the second year at this new location and the organizers really did a fantastic job of correcting a few of the issues from last year, mainly the trough of mud you used to have to muddle through along the food court. Now if they could just clarify the whole corn maze information, then it would be perfect. All though my girls thought being stopped by security was incredible exciting.
The jugglers were funny, the jewelry plentiful, and the joust lively and dangerous. A heart stopping moment occurred during the spear competition when a horse caught his foreleg on a hale bale, falling to the ground and tumbling the Lady Maria off the saddle and under its hooves. She was shaken, but okay, and jumped right back into the saddle to finish the show.
The chicklets and I left with plastic swords, bottles of root beer and lots of stories that they will recreate for the amusement of anyone who is willing to watch. Besides the Highland Games, the Ren Faire is one of the favorite things I look forward to each summer and I can’t wait for next year.
