How do you TRF?

[bellevivre]

What's your faire style? I like to go everywhere, in an orderly way- just start walking and see where it leads me. Hubby's style is, literally:

Oh look, Prince of Wales! (30 minutes)
aimless wandering
Oh look, Sea Devil! (30 minutes)
aimless wandering

Lather, rinse, repeat.

It drives me batty! I have been going to faire, consistently, for 6 years, and do you know- Ive never seen a joust, or 75% of the shows. ARGH! Pretty much the only time he stops for a show is (was) for E Muzeki, or for Tartanic.

Well, this year I have a fancy new camera, and I think I need to call the shots!

What's your faire style? (why is this sounding like it needs to be a Facebook quiz...?)

[*Teach*]

I am a big fan of wandering myself
My Lovely Lady likes to shops, so the two combine into us walking the entire faire in a seemingly random pattern but one that covers pretty much every shop we want to get to.
I also like to watch shows when I can so if I know one is coming up we will steer towards it, watch it while we rest then head right back out again.
For the most part though, we tend to go where the crowd is going. We rarely walk more than 20 feet before stopping to meet someone who then joins the group we are walking with. After a time we get to this largish crowd that just kind of floats along aimlessly lol

*by the end of a days rumming, aimless is the best word to describe where we are going...*

[Hercules]

My plan is this. To meticulously plan and organize every aspect of my adventure so as to see each show, partake in each event and sample all the food/drink. In reality I'll stumble around aimlessly and enjoy whatevers closest.

[Bonny Pearl]

I didn't get to do much shopping last season, so I am hoping I can do that.  I'm looking for something light and comfy and gypsy-ish. 

We do have this habit of planting our butts at the Sea Devil in the latter part of the day. 

[Breandan]

First year there was spent blowing idiotic amounts of money on weapons at Chris Poor's shop (he was the blacksmith back then), and then visiting the bellydancers. Then again, I was 17, so that's what is expect I guess 
These days, nearly 20 years later, it's work, slip out for a break to the Prince of Wales, spend idiotic money on food, wander around with the wifemunster for a bit, watch a few shows (Sound and Fury are right around the corner), go back to work, watch fireworks, go play  I actually enjoy what I do, so working all day in the forge isn't so bad, and I have free reign to come and go as I please, so it's more by choice than anything else.

Thinking of taking more breaks this year since we'll have a lot more stock made before faire and won't need to be making it during the run, but since everyone I know works all day, I'd need to find a group of playtrons to hang out with that won't require me keeping bail money on hand *sidelong glance at a few people here* yeeeaaaah... you know who you are... 

[Laird Fraser of Lovatt]

Let's see.... Stagger to the gate.... food...stagger to the Sea devil... drink...drink some more... watch Iris & Rose... stagger some more... throw axes & knives... stagger some more... Hey! POW!... drink...Food... drink some more....

[Var Greyshadow]

Usually it's wander around somewhat aimlessly with a couple of shops or a show in mind.  Meet people and stop to talk.  Detour for a libation.  Get to one of said goals.  Wander some more.  Get to the Price of Wales to watch the parade with the group from here.  Decide on lunch.  Either go eat lunch or detour out to the car bar and then eat lunch.  Wander some more.  Usually catch some music in the afternoon.  Wander or hit the car bar (we get there EARLY so we're parked really close).  Find the "Unscheduled Pub Sing".  Wander down to the fireworks.  Head for car bar to offload excess crap-on-belt and fill the mug and then go watch Tartanic's outside the gate show.

[Laird Fraser of Lovatt]

Let's see.... Stagger to the gate.... food...stagger to the Sea devil... drink...drink some more... watch Iris & Rose... stagger some more... throw axes & knives... stagger some more... Hey! POW!... drink...Food... drink some more....

to be honest, i don't start staggering until AFTER POW... oh, about noonish. 

[HollyAtFairyEffects]

If you are going to be at the Sea Devil anyway, you should check out the Bilge Pumps at the Wharfside Music Gazebo.  Highly entertaining

[Queen Bonnie]

 I wander!  i go where the wind blows me! I can be found watching the parade at the POW. No plans- I just take the magick of faire as it comes!

[SirRichardBear]

At Scraby I'm normally so busy with things I don't get to see much or have time to wonder around and see friends.  So at TRF I do just that wonder around pretty much at random.  There are certain shows I try to see but its mostly just wonder and see who I run into.

[Riot]

Other than maybe making a couple certain shows that I see every year, I refuse to make any kind of plan. Why you might ask? Because it never happens. Not that I'm complaining because I love my friends I run into about ever 20-30 steps

[Taffy Saltwater]

I'm the kind of girl who likes to get around -- and wander.  I love Iris & Rose so I'll make a point of seeing them, but that's my only must do, besides my a.m. Scotch egg.  And the parade from the POW.

[Lairde Daniel]

Only our second year so we will probably just wander around with our mouths and eyes wide open!

[Lairde Daniel]

Where do you get the Scotch eggs?