Steampunk Festival: Saturday

[vilakins]

I've tried to select photos that are different from last year's, so none of tea duelling for example, though I did watch again (but didn't compete this time).


The morning parade. It was so cold the pipers complained their fingers were numb, but hey, beautiful crisp winter weather!


The parade going down towards the harbour including belly dancers trixieleitz might know


Love the intrepid armed chap!


I had to take this one, with her special parasol holder ready for the parasol duelling on Sunday - and the vestigial bustle!


Steampunked morris dancers for watervole , Fiery Peak from Geraldine who do border morris


More Fiery Peak


Chap with traction!


The Christchurch wizard (who has a house here) having a political discussion with a friend at the tea duelling


At the market, Gareth Ward, author of the YA steampunk novel The Traitor and the Thief - an excellent read! He told me the best part of the day was when two kids ran up to him staying it was their favourite book, and were absolutely stoked to have selfies with him.


Splendid Teapot Racing (invented here) in which remote-controlled teapots have to navigate an assault course; one of the winners tackling the curved ramp, the bane of many wheeled teapots


A teapot about to take on the final challenge

Comments

[capri0mni]

A bit groggy, this morning, but I just have to say:

Teapot Racing!!! Eeeee!!!!

[vilakins]

Lots of fun! There was Monster Teapot Racing (not what I thought) on the Sunday; pics to be posted tomorrow.

[capri0mni]

Yay!!

[vilakins]

Haha, I LOVE your icon!

[capri0mni]

Thanks! I actually made it by a request from LJ user Ghostlight -- she found the picture of the goat, and thought up the caption, and asked for volunteers to make it into an icon for her.

So the humor of it is all hers. And even after hours of fiddling with it, I was still laughing. So I knew it was a keeper.

[judo100]

OMG, that looks like fun! The costumes, the inventions, the tea pot races... Wish I could be there.

[vilakins]

There are American steampunkers who come each year, notably a lovely couple from Wisconsin, the guys in this photo from last year! The one on the right "Viscount Eastman Wesley Archardt III", compèred the teapot racing. The one on the left was in the first tea duel (gloves were involved). :-)

[judo100]

I love all the attention people paid to their costumes and accessories. I'm sure their alternative personalities are just as interesting. What exactly are the contestants doing in the first tea duel? In the photo, they appear to be stirring cups of tea, while the multitudes watch in amazement around them. What made it a duel?

[vilakins]

Sorry, the rules are in last year's post here which included that photo. Dunked biscuits (cookies to you) are involved along with nerves of steel. :-)