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We've just returned from Crown Tournament in Canada. The weather was both more and less cooperative than anticipated. Friday night was cold (as cold as was expected, but colder than we will usually camp in)! We got to site somewhere around 11 pm, but managed to get, in my opinion, the best campsite on site -- we had a lovely view of the river, a nice flat spot for the tent, brush screening us from any neighbors, and not too far from all the activities. The new sleeping bags worked out as well as we expected.

Saturday dawned early with a few clouds that quickly went away -- then quickly came back. We were supposed to have sunny 70 degree weather; I don't think we got into the 70s and I know we lost the sun around 1 pm. The wind really, really picked up; multiple people lost their pavilions. The heraldic list tent went down, at least one merchant went down, and several individual tents went down (including one with a shattered ridge pole -- no injuries thankfully). I still managed to get a bit of sun and wind burn. A relatively local man won Crown Tourney, so I was happy. Saturday night was much, much warmer; so much so that I kicked my cloak off my bed because *I* had gotten too warm.

Sunday dawned a little earlier and very brightly. Juliana consulted while I took a class on agriculture. We packed up and left. The drive home was delightfully warm and sunny.

The poor kitties thought they were abandoned. They are much happier now.

S