The Taupo Medieval Faire is being held in Tauranga this year, which is about a three-hour road trip from Auckland when hauling the new Chinese-made trailer loaded to the gunnels with Roman gear.
Mitch traveled with us, and gave invaluable advice, such as to toss another rope across the top because his Dad didn't and so their tarpaulin cover ballooned out from wind pressure like a giant parachute landing the Space Shuttle. Also, to keep 10 km under the speed limit when towing a trailer because his Dad didn't and was pulled over by a cop. I didn't know any of that, and was more concerned our Chinese-made trailer would lose a wheel on any of the many corners I took a bit too fast before being reminded by the weight that we had a trailer on the back.
Anyway, we made it there and back again and all I lost was a single Roman pugio dagger, so far as I am aware. At the show Lisa disguised the trailer with two bed sheets, one red and one black, which kind of made it stand out more, not less. We discussed the problems of the world on the way down, and solved nearly all of them on the way back.
One of the things got Mitch interested in Rome was the computer game "Rome: Total War" that looks really good, between the game-play building up your Roman Empire, and all of the actual historical battles listed for replay. I'm going to check it out.
Mitch traveled with us, and gave invaluable advice, such as to toss another rope across the top because his Dad didn't and so their tarpaulin cover ballooned out from wind pressure like a giant parachute landing the Space Shuttle. Also, to keep 10 km under the speed limit when towing a trailer because his Dad didn't and was pulled over by a cop. I didn't know any of that, and was more concerned our Chinese-made trailer would lose a wheel on any of the many corners I took a bit too fast before being reminded by the weight that we had a trailer on the back.
Anyway, we made it there and back again and all I lost was a single Roman pugio dagger, so far as I am aware. At the show Lisa disguised the trailer with two bed sheets, one red and one black, which kind of made it stand out more, not less. We discussed the problems of the world on the way down, and solved nearly all of them on the way back.
One of the things got Mitch interested in Rome was the computer game "Rome: Total War" that looks really good, between the game-play building up your Roman Empire, and all of the actual historical battles listed for replay. I'm going to check it out.
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