Lopez Island Juggling Lopez Island Juggling Festival at Steckler's farm! Check out the nighttime naked juggling pictures!
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We started the trip with a ferry from Anacortes. Here's Eric and me, close to the ferry terminal. | | When we got to the Steckler Farm on Lopez Island, the juggling festival was in full swing. Lots of interesting people! |
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There was, of course, lots of juggling going on. Here's me, concentrating on juggling 5 balls. | | I was REALLY concentrating... |
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Eric juggling 5 balls. He's a lot more casual than I am. | | Eric juggling 7 clubs with John. |
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Eric and I juggling | | We took some breaks as well. I put this flower in Eric's sunglasses. Cute! |
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This is John, juggling 4 clubs. | | Ben, juggling 5 oversized rings |
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There was lots of club passing going on at the festival. | | This guy was a little eccentric, but an amazingly good juggler. He had 3 clubs down to an art--very graceful, like a dance. Too bad we didn't have a video! |
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Amazingly enough, this one-armed man was a great juggler. | | This 16 year old was only only juggling 3 balls here, but he's very, very good. |
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This is generally what the scene looked like. In the background is the Steckler house. | | A local Lopez Island band came and played as well. |
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| | There was a lot of non-juggling action going on as well. |
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| | This little girl was pretending to be a cheetah. She came around to us, and ripped out Eric's entrails. |
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This is me trying out what's called "poi", which is basically a set of balls on a string that you swing symmetrically. | | Rope twirling |
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Umbrella balancing | | Cigar box manipulation |
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Diablo | | Stilt walking. Notice the guy with the kilt. |
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Eric and I took a long walk around Hummel Lake before dinner. | | Here's folks preparing the corn-on-the-cob for dinner. |
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Before dinner, we stood in a circle for the pre-meal ritual of singing. | | Around 9 that night, the NAKED FIRE JUGGLING began! The photos aren't that great...but Eric says "At least you can tell the boys from the girls!". At first there was a big group juggle of torches, then there were smaller acts. |
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