Martial Mayhem Day 1

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First of all, I didn’t expect Bob Charron to look like the father out of the Family Ties show back in the 80’s, but at least to me, he did.


And, this is my opinion of him:

That’s right! Outstanding in his field!

But seriously, I’ve wanted to take lessons from him for years.


And, getting that and a fantastic lunch was a pretty good deal.


The weather forecast had been for “good chance of rain all day long”.

(This is why I say things like “are you sure they took into account trees when doing these calculations?”)

There were a fair number of folks taking the class, but not so many that it was a problem to see and hear what was going on.


Even at the lunch break, lessons continued.


I didn’t get any photos of the pike stuff. When working with swords I can hold the camera in one hand or pull it from my bag from time to time. With pikes, no way.

So, we’ll skip to guns.


These were matchlocks. Earlier than the flintlocks I used to use.


They apparently have enough kick to knock the person firing right out of frame.


The fellow who works at Plymouth Plantation wanted a go at it. He certainly knew how to load it and prime it quickly.


But, I wasn’t big on him pointing it at that house, even when 100% sure it was not loaded with real ammo.

I guess it’s good it miss fired.

It was extremely nice of adorabrightmoon to come by and help with the great sword exchange.


In the afternoon, the weather started to change.


We could see the lightning and hear the thunder as it got closer.


It made me glad I was working with practice swords of wood.


We did take shelter when the lightning got close.


Then, the rain came.


While we waited it out the discussion of what we had been practicing continued.


The storm was fairly intense, but short lived.


And, there was a nice rainbow afterwards.


At the end of the day we went here for dinner:


They cook the food on a big fire pit between the two seating areas.


The menu is there for all to see.


He looks a lot less like the guy from Family Ties with his hat off and a beer.


It was nice to get to visit with brickhousewench in person rather than over the internet.


The roasted clams were OK.


After dinner we went back to the hotel. My wife and I were stuck behind a tow truck that would only do 18 miles an hour in a 45 zone.

The good news is, that was the worst thing to happen all day.
So, that makes it a VERY good day.

Comments

[brickhousewench.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad it was a good day for you. =D

[fbhjr.livejournal.com]

It was a really good time.
Thank you for everything.

[chris-warrior.livejournal.com]

some great pictures, as always. :D esp the approaching clouds and rainbow!