Wednesday November 17 was our long-awaited field trip to Medieval Times in Buena Park! We began the day by by meeting at the school. There were quite a few parent chaperones who joined us, and each parent and teacher had been assigned a small group of students. I noticed I had only been assigned 2 students, but upon further review, I saw that those 2 students were Courtland and Luke and thus needed no further explanation. I'd like to add that Courtland and Luke were very nice the entire trip and really fun to be with, as was every single one of our students! The bus ride up was very quiet and peaceful.
Medieval Times was really cool, too! We went inside the facility where we promptly had our picture taken. The students had time to buy various items in the gift shop such as swords, flags, figurines and headbands. We then congregated right outside the arena where a somewhat cantankerous "King Leon" gave us instructions and dismissed us to be seated. King Leon was a little miffed that some of the students, FROM OTHER SCHOOLS, I might add, were talking during his presentation, and my thought was, "If thou can't stand the heat, thou should getteth out of the kitchen", but hey, he IS, after all, The King.
We went into the arena and our lunch was already served and waiting for us. There were roasted chicken, potatoes and corn, wrapped in foil. There were no utensils, as eating with your hands was the Medieval Way. That's just how they rolled. While we were eating we watched knights on horseback, the king, the princess, jousting and sword-fighting and all other manners of Medieval activities. Our group was represented by the Green Knight. Our steadfast cheering paid off when the Green Knight finally won the tournament!
We headed back to Chula Vista immediately following the show and arrived back, safe and sound, around 3:30 p.m. Many thanks to the parents who attended and helped us supervise the kids. Special thanks to Mrs. Rapp for ironing out the final details of the trip and to Ms. Keehan for planning, wheeling and dealing.
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