As luck would have it, there is a
Renaissance Faire in town. A large group of volunteers re-enacts life
in the 1500-1600's. A whole village has been built and we see
pirates, jesters, royalty and jousters.
The jousting show is pretty impressive. The knights go at it in full armour!
Niels is knighted after an intense game
of jumbo jenga against an duke who had to use his sword in the game,
instead of his hands.
And he has a go at ax throwing...
bulls-eye!!
The highlight must have been the Black
Powder show which includes a demonstration of the very first pistol,
many different types of pistols & rifles and some artillery
pieces. Gradually increasing the volume of the salvo's. They are also
very knowledgeable about the what and how of piracy, explaining how
the pirates lived and fought, and of course about all the different types of guns.
As a little bonus for Martijn, the
neighbouring Marine Air base is prepping for their Air Show to be
held in March. He's especially pleased with seeing the F-35 for the
fist time in the sky, and there's a C-130, some F-18's and T-45's...
Today: 33km - 1h20m
Total: 22,325km - 436h7m
