a minimal freedom fest
This year, Freedom Fest fell a bit flat. Entries and attendance were both down. Some blamed the heat wave that had passed through, while others put more faith in the string of unpredictable weather events preceding the event. Something in the air played a larger role though; likely, nothing more than poor marketing and promotion. Folks were still getting used to the idea of the annual cardboard regatta occurring on the 4th of July weekend. Mostly clear skies offered up another beautiful day splashing about in and around Sandy Beach. The only five entrants to the contest offered amusement in the late morning hours on the beach, intertwined with contestants face down in watermelon. Rain threatened as the day wore on, and a bit of lightening eventually chased most out of the water. Hunger eventually pushed our party towards other points on the map of this little town, along with the promise of a coo...