Scottish Fest
We went to the annual Scottish Festival and Games held at the Clay County fairground on the last Saturday of February. We've always wanted to go to the festival and were excited about it. But, it was a let down. It's very poorly organized and the vendors severely overpriced their wares. One vendor wanted $14 for a bottle of Ribena! Another was a little better, asking only $12. But that's still £6! Surely, Ribena does not cost that much back home?
The hot food was good, but the variety was limited. What proper Scottish place wouldn't offer macaroni pie? Steve had a Scotch egg that he quite enjoyed, but the sausage rolls were a joke. They were more like hot dogs in pastry. The curry chips were nice. Albeit pricey.
Other than the main arena, which had multiple sporting events happening at once with no apparent rhyme or reason, seating was minimal at all the show areas. Since we had had a heavy rain just the day before, we ended up dodging a lot of mud. The area with the Highland dance competiton was clogged with people trying to get a view. The poor girls didn't even have dressing rooms, so they were forced to change into their Highland dress with just a towel or parent shielding their modesty. It was outrageous!
We were sorely disappointed and will probably not go again.
Here are a few shots from the day:
A sheep herding demonstration drew a large crowd, but there was no microphone, so you couldn't hear a word being said. The dogs were pretty intent and the sheep just seemed annoyed they weren't allowed to eat more grass.
The highlight for me was seeing Highland cattle. I just think they're adorable with their thick fringe covering their eyes.
Here's one of the sporting events. The object is to use a pitchfork to throw a bale of hay over a bar. Both the flying hay and the bar are circled in pink.
The hot food was good, but the variety was limited. What proper Scottish place wouldn't offer macaroni pie? Steve had a Scotch egg that he quite enjoyed, but the sausage rolls were a joke. They were more like hot dogs in pastry. The curry chips were nice. Albeit pricey.
Other than the main arena, which had multiple sporting events happening at once with no apparent rhyme or reason, seating was minimal at all the show areas. Since we had had a heavy rain just the day before, we ended up dodging a lot of mud. The area with the Highland dance competiton was clogged with people trying to get a view. The poor girls didn't even have dressing rooms, so they were forced to change into their Highland dress with just a towel or parent shielding their modesty. It was outrageous!
We were sorely disappointed and will probably not go again.
Here are a few shots from the day:
A sheep herding demonstration drew a large crowd, but there was no microphone, so you couldn't hear a word being said. The dogs were pretty intent and the sheep just seemed annoyed they weren't allowed to eat more grass.
The highlight for me was seeing Highland cattle. I just think they're adorable with their thick fringe covering their eyes.
Here's one of the sporting events. The object is to use a pitchfork to throw a bale of hay over a bar. Both the flying hay and the bar are circled in pink.
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