So today was the first day of MTA 2014 in Jamestown Settlement. For those not familiar, MTA (Military Through the Ages) is a Living History Timeline Event in Jamestown, VA. It spans a pretty large time. I think the earliest group there this year are the Franks and Vikings. For those that know John Kronberg, he's with the Franks this year. I have the privilege of being with La Belle Compagnie this year for their encampment. We're doing 1414, in preparation for next year being the 600th anniversary of Agincourt.
I had the honor of being Squire to Sir Geoffrey Peel today in the arming pavilion! It was pretty surreal having the opportunity to squire for the group that really got me serious and inspired to do Living History in the first place! La Belle's encampment is just stunning. I've got over 200 photos just from today to go through, and we've still got tomorrow to go. I will be sure to post some photos here and get a much larger flickr album set up when it's all said and done.
I wore my turnshoes from about 8:30 this morning to about 6:00 this evening, and they really performed great! Everything held together well, and they were as comfortable as one can hope for. I would definitely say it's very comparable to being barefoot in feel, but with the protection of a piece of 9 oz leather on your sole. I'm happy to report that on straw, grass, wet grass, gravel etc... there was no slipperiness whatsoever with the shoes!
I'll get one or two photos up here in a minute, but I'm not going to process all 200 right now
