NCRF
Well the good thing is the hotel was only about 6 1/2 miles down the road from faire.
We got to faire with enough time to hear the cannon as we were walking from the car.
One of the first things I noticed was that there were not alot of folks dressed in garb and the faire had been open for 5 weeks already. After I got my schedule/flier for the place the next thing I noticed was that the faire grounds are shaped kind of in a "j" shape. I was told by some folks that they are trying to make it all the way around and into a circle. The beginning part of the faire has some open space that could really use some trees also.
I did like the fact that when you get food they also serve drinks at most of the same stand instead of having to go to a drink only stand. I also did not see any bars set up like our faire, but they did server drinks like mamosa's from a cart stand.
Fellow maryland rennies that have been to this faire before also told me that the entertainment staff does not get paid, they work for tips only. They did not have a drench a wench stand but they did have a Insult both where you got to throw tomatoes and they had a roving Insultor named Shamus.
Got to see the Pyrates Royal and other musicians play, the NCRF has small pavillions set up thur out the faire for them to play at.
One thing that did surprise me was that they dont have a lot of rose peddlers like our faire. I saw 2 guys walking around selling roses and one girl at a flower stand. I did like the fact that some of the performers did not talk alot or at all. They made you feel what they wanted thur there body movement and facial expressions. I wish I would have sat down and watch more of the Ded Bob sho. The was definately plenty to see and watch including a star wars storm trooper in a kilt.
We got to faire with enough time to hear the cannon as we were walking from the car.
One of the first things I noticed was that there were not alot of folks dressed in garb and the faire had been open for 5 weeks already. After I got my schedule/flier for the place the next thing I noticed was that the faire grounds are shaped kind of in a "j" shape. I was told by some folks that they are trying to make it all the way around and into a circle. The beginning part of the faire has some open space that could really use some trees also.
I did like the fact that when you get food they also serve drinks at most of the same stand instead of having to go to a drink only stand. I also did not see any bars set up like our faire, but they did server drinks like mamosa's from a cart stand.
Fellow maryland rennies that have been to this faire before also told me that the entertainment staff does not get paid, they work for tips only. They did not have a drench a wench stand but they did have a Insult both where you got to throw tomatoes and they had a roving Insultor named Shamus.
Got to see the Pyrates Royal and other musicians play, the NCRF has small pavillions set up thur out the faire for them to play at.
One thing that did surprise me was that they dont have a lot of rose peddlers like our faire. I saw 2 guys walking around selling roses and one girl at a flower stand. I did like the fact that some of the performers did not talk alot or at all. They made you feel what they wanted thur there body movement and facial expressions. I wish I would have sat down and watch more of the Ded Bob sho. The was definately plenty to see and watch including a star wars storm trooper in a kilt.