[Loch-soilleir] And here come the questions... :-)

Fri Apr 23 19:29:07 PDT 2004

Greetings,
As a parent who was introduced to SCA with a seven-year-old in tow, your
questions are very familiar.  No, you don't need any special shoes for Ty,
although the moccasins do work just fine.  If you really want to, NOT
necessary, a pair of wrangler type boots work extremely well.  There are no
'garb police"...the rules are pretty relaxed.  During the actual event, we
are in a reasonable attempt at garb.  During set-up on Friday, and take down
on Sunday, you will see everything from full garb to shorts and t-shirts.

The camp sites are around the edge of a large cleared area.  The individual
pads are raised platforms of sand that measure about 10' x 10'.  There are
eight of them, separated by trees and bushes...very private...and about 20
feet.  Or you can set up in the cleared area...or anywhere you are most
comfortable.  Shade is definitely a consideration, as it is usually rather
warm during the afternoon...read that as HOT...but we are far enough inland
to cool off at night.  You will probably need at least one blanket by
morning.  Probably the biggest problem with this particular camping spot is
that the showers are a LONG hike away...long, but rather interesting.
However, if you have a solar shower bag (or can borrow one), I will be
bringing my 'shower tent"...it is good for a quick wash up...especially in
the afternoon.  Just look for a green and white striped tent...or catch me
in the kitchen with Mehb.  Do you have what you need for camping??  I have
extra tents, etc.  Let me know if you need anything.

Oh, one more thing...breakfast and lunch on Saturday are usually a bring
your own...finger foods work really well.

----- Original Message -----
From: Juliana-SCA at houston.rr.com
To: Loch Soilleir Announcements
Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 1:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Loch-soilleir] And here come the questions... :-)

Thank you for the quick answers!

I'll quit stressing about his shoes, I guess. At least they don't light up.
:-)

And the group camping thing, I'm just weird about... I went camping with a
single parents group one time, and I ended up having to get a site by
myself -- tents 5 feet apart about send me into claustrophobic convulsions.
LOL  But I have never camped at that park, so I can't picture the sites in
my head... I guess I'll just worry about that once we get there.  :-)

Garb question, now... aside from main Saturday events and feast time, do
people stay in garb? I will have my one whole dress that someone is making
for me... and my mother is going to help me make Ty a couple of tunics. And
anything over about 68 degrees is hell-hot to me.  ;-)  Are the SCA police
going to come after use if we're just sitting around the campsite in shorts?

Thanks for letting me know about the additional non-member fee... I haven't
had the funds to officially join just yet.

~Juliana~

----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----

Hi!

There's no shame in asking questions.  So here are some answers:

- All you need to sign up for is Feast.  There are no other sign-ups
required.

- For camping - I have already reserved 8 campsites at the state park.
These 8 campsites are for anyone who is camping at the event.  There is not
a limited number of people who can camp at each each campsite.  Its group
camping.  The 8 campsites are all grouped together, so you'll be with
everybody else.  You can book a campsite with the park, but you'll be off by
yourself and have to pay an additional $7 a night for the privilege.  So
come camp with us - the cost of the campsite is in you site fee.  And
there's plenty of space.

- You'll pay when you get to the event.  There will be a place called troll
where you'll pay your site fee ($10 for adults, $5 for kids) and your feast
fee ($6 for adults, $3 for kids).  The people working troll will know what
they're doing and will help you out.  If you're paying with a check, make it
out to SCA, Inc. - Barony of Loch Soilleir.  We also except cash.

- Children's shoes...well this is probably up to the parent.  Period shoes
are pain to find or make and are usually expensive.  I have seen several
children who wear athletic shoes because they do protect the kids feet.  So
don't let the shoes cause you any problems.

If you have any other questions feel free to ask them!  You can also e-mail
me, Jennette Makepays, directly at loch-soilleir_vscribe at ansteorra.org.
(Yes, the second word is spelled differently than in the list e-mail.)  I'm
the Event Steward for Loch Guardian, so I should be able to answer any
questions you have about the event.

Jennette Makepays

-------------------------------------------------------------
"I have heard it said that one useless man is called a disgrace, that two,
are called a law firm, and the three or more are called a congress!"
-- 1776

>From: Juliana-SCA at houston.rr.com >Reply-To: Juliana-SCA at houston.rr.com,
Loch Soilleir Announcements <loch-solleir at ansteorra.org> >To:
"loch-solleir at ansteorra.org" <loch-solleir at ansteorra.org> >Subject:
[Loch-soilleir] And here come the questions... :-) >Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004
12:43:31 -0500 > >I'll just apologize now, because I'm sure this won't be
the last of the >questions between now and Loch Guardian... > >Right now I'm
wondering, is there someplace I need to sign Ty and I up to be >there? I
signed us up on the feast list the other night at Populace, but >what about
for actual camping space? Who and when do I pay? Are sites >shared? Can I
reserve a single site if I want to, directly with t! he park and >still be
near the rest of the bunch? I'm sorry for so many questions, but I >looked
on the website and couldn't find any specifics at all... > >Also, what kind
of shoes do kids usually wear? I know that athletic shoes >stand out too
much, but I'm not sure what else to put him in that will be >safe and allow
him to run around like normal. Would love to hear what the >rest of you do!
> >Thanks, and sorry again! :-) > >~Juliana~ > > >
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Gina Peterson >Pearland, TX >"A bad
day at sea is better >than a good day at work!" >Next voyage: Grand
Princess, 3/12/05! >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >
>_______________________________________________ >Loch-solleir mailing list
>Loch-solleir at ansteorra.org
>http://www.ansteorra.org/mailman/listinfo/loch-solleir

----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----
Lose those love handles! ! MSN Fitness shows you two moves to slim your
waist.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----

_______________________________________________
Loch-solleir mailing list
Loch-solleir at ansteorra.org
http://www.ansteorra.org/mailman/listinfo/loch-solleir

----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----

_______________________________________________
Loch-solleir mailing list
Loch-solleir at ansteorra.org
http://www.ansteorra.org/mailman/listinfo/loch-solleir
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: /pipermail/loch-soilleir-ansteorra.org/attachments/20040423/7a567890/attachment.html