Caber Toss

Caber Toss is so interesting that I have to have a separate post dedicated to it. I've wanted to see it myself ever since I watched the movie 'Made of Honor'. So what makes it interesting? I guess I was just amazed at how these people were strong enough to do it. I mean, those logs must be really heavy, aren't they?

Step 1: get ready to lift the log up


Step 2: carry the log as far as you can


Step 3: throw the log (I don't have a pic of the same person throwing the log, so I'll give you some pics of different people throwing the log)


There is a rule that decides whether or not a throw is valid. From my observation, it seems that the log has to twirl at least one full circle in order for it to be valid.

Scottish Fair and Highland Games

Out of curiosity, I went to the Scottish Fair and Highland Games this morning. I really wanted to see kilt, pipes, and caber toss, directly with my own eyes. It turned out that the fair had even more interesting stuff :)


Piping


Highland Fling Dance


Sheaf Toss


Hammer Throw

I'd like to post several pictures of the Caber Toss so I'll create a separate post for it.

May Day Festival

This afternoon I went to the May Day Festival. To be honest, I'm still not so sure what exactly they were celebrating. But judging from the parade (in which I found some common themes like green, soil, bugs, recycle, animals, plants, and some other similar stuff), I think they were celebrating the earth, or nature in general. The parade also had representatives from various cultural groups, social activists, and political parties. Basically everyone who wanted to be a part of the parade could register to do so. So many people took part in the parade, it took more than two hours to complete the procession! (and the participants had to walk so far away too)

After the parade, the festival continued at a lake nearby. There were music playing, small theatrical puppet performances, simple acrobatic shows, and food stalls everywhere. The park was extremely crowded, to the point that there was a traffic jam (or human jam, I suppose). We were there for only a short period of time, since I wasn't feeling well to begin with (and getting crunched among hundreds of people didn't help either). It was a pretty interesting festival though, I'd like to visit again next year.


Beetle


The boar was big!


Wind power


Huge spider. It took a lot of people to carry this thing.


Tree of Life


That was made from real grass.


White bear