Saturday, July 12th
We went to a Scottish festival in Dartmouth which didn't quite live up to our expectations. After encountering a police barricade keeping cars from entering a street we thought we had found where the festival was being held, but it turned out to be the Dragonboat Festival. Unfortunately we didn't find this out until we had driven around looking for a parking spot, gotten both the kids out and hiked all the way back to the police barricade. We did, however finally make it to our intended festival where we slathered on the sunscreen and tried to stay in the shade. There wasn't much shade to be found inside the gates so we kept leaving to cool off. Ben spent most of his time on the equipment at the school next door, and enjoyed an ice cream just before we left. He didn't want to finish it all, but Izzie was more than happy to help him out!
In addition to piping and dancing competitions there were heavy events. In this particular event the competitors attempt to throw a 56 pound weight over the bar using only one hand. They are allowed three tries at each height. The heavy events were the most interesting part of the festival, but after several hours of hot sun and the drone of bagpipes and drums in every direction we were ready to go home. Perhaps next year we'll see what the Dragonboat Festival has to offer!
We went to a Scottish festival in Dartmouth which didn't quite live up to our expectations. After encountering a police barricade keeping cars from entering a street we thought we had found where the festival was being held, but it turned out to be the Dragonboat Festival. Unfortunately we didn't find this out until we had driven around looking for a parking spot, gotten both the kids out and hiked all the way back to the police barricade. We did, however finally make it to our intended festival where we slathered on the sunscreen and tried to stay in the shade. There wasn't much shade to be found inside the gates so we kept leaving to cool off. Ben spent most of his time on the equipment at the school next door, and enjoyed an ice cream just before we left. He didn't want to finish it all, but Izzie was more than happy to help him out!
In addition to piping and dancing competitions there were heavy events. In this particular event the competitors attempt to throw a 56 pound weight over the bar using only one hand. They are allowed three tries at each height. The heavy events were the most interesting part of the festival, but after several hours of hot sun and the drone of bagpipes and drums in every direction we were ready to go home. Perhaps next year we'll see what the Dragonboat Festival has to offer!
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