Ren Fest!

We scored some free tickets to the Renaissance Festival and were so excited to check it out! We were able to go during the Wine, Chocolate and Romance weekend which for us meant tasting a bunch of wine produced in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Minnesota is producing more and more wine and vineyards are popping up everywhere. I'm not complaining! ;) Anyway, Ren Fest was a blast! It is an unbeatable place to people watch; people that work there and many visitors dress up and stay in Renaissance character throughout the fest. By the end of the day, our feet were tired and caked with dirt, our heads swimming and happy from the wine (and mead!) and the experience, and our bellies were full of pickles and nut rolls. It's definitely worth checking this place out.




Ye Olde Bath Shoppe
A pickle vendor (they were the most fun!)
Some Navy guys joined us for lunch:

Norm! We met this guy during a tasting. He rocks!
A little fortune teller:
I remember this part from when I went there as a child:
Vegetable Justice. That guy is extra mean, so you don't feel so bad throwing tomatoes at him.
He's on Island time. We will be joining him soon!



The nice lady that gave us mead:



At closing, everyone gathered together to sing to the guests as we left. It was awesome.