A man on a mission

[Mikilt]

*Mods, if this belongs in the Highland Games discussion forum, please feel free to move*

I am located in Chicago, IL, USA. I attend the games here every summer and I have such a good time. I've just booked a hotel for my first time attending the Scottish Highland Games in St. Louis, Mo. I am excited to see another city's games and hopefully meet up with some of the local rabble.

I got to thinking that there are a few other games that are easy for me to get to by car. Either a day trip or at most an overnight. Since I enjoy the games so much, why not attend more of them? There are games in three surrounding states besides Missouri.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Davenport, Iowa
Indianapolis, Indiana

The Milwaukee games are this weekend, 8/30 and I am planning to make the drive up there if it's not storming, which it is supposed to do and I don't own wellies. It's about a 1.5 hour drive. The Davenport games are coming up in September as well as St. Louis. Then the Indianapolis games in October.

Does anyone else do this? Does anyone else try to attend several games each year?

[Thomas H]

Yes , My wife and I have done this for awhile now - I love the games and she loves vacation so it goes hand and hand.
I started hosting the Clan Ferguson tents for the south east US 3 years ago .so now we do the following:

May 10 2014 savannah GA games - 3 hours away -stay in hotel for 3 nights

May 30 2014 Glasgow KY games - 4 hours away -stay in hotel for 3 nights

June 14 -15 Blairsville Ga games - 2 hours away -one night in hotel

once Grandfather in July -hotel two nights

Sept 13 Ring gold games ( Chickamauga GA ) 2 hours away no hotel

Oct 4 North Alabama games - 3 hours away -one night in hotel

Oct 18-19 Stone Mt Ga games - 1 hours away ( home game ) no hotel

So yes , I love to follow the games and we make vacation out of it -but it begins to cost a lot of money so
we are rethinking it this year.
Have fun with it .

[Theyoungkiltman]

I will also (probably) be going to the games in stl.

[frank_a]

We'll start going to more next year if we can fit them into a busy family schedule. I am involved with two tents at this year's Capital District Scottish Games, coming up this weekend. We are already planning to head up to southeast Ontario next year for the Glengarry Highland Games in Maxville NY, Aug 31/July 1. I would early love to attend the Grandfather Mountain Games in NC, but probably not next year. I missed the ones in Syracuse NY last year, and really need to get that on the agenda. As long as it doesn't cut too much into the cost of highland garb...

Frank

[Mikilt]

I will also (probably) be going to the games in stl.

If you do wind up going, PM me. Maybe we can meet up.

[Mikilt]

Yes , My wife and I have done this for awhile now - I love the games and she loves vacation so it goes hand and hand.
I started hosting the Clan Ferguson tents for the south east US 3 years ago .so now we do the following:

May 10 2014 savannah GA games - 3 hours away -stay in hotel for 3 nights

May 30 2014 Glasgow KY games - 4 hours away -stay in hotel for 3 nights

June 14 -15 Blairsville Ga games - 2 hours away -one night in hotel

once Grandfather in July -hotel two nights

Sept 13 Ring gold games ( Chickamauga GA ) 2 hours away no hotel

Oct 4 North Alabama games - 3 hours away -one night in hotel

Oct 18-19 Stone Mt Ga games - 1 hours away ( home game ) no hotel

So yes , I love to follow the games and we make vacation out of it -but it begins to cost a lot of money so
we are rethinking it this year.
Have fun with it .

@ThomasH thank you for showing me the TRUE meaning of "Man on a Mission"

By the way, I plan on sporting my cromach that you made at the games.

[Thomas H]

@Mikilt I am glad to hear that buddy , I hope you have a great time at the games , every year I go into work in January and take the same days off for the whole year every year - I know the days at the beginning due to I follow the games
and take vacation to do it .
One day I want to retire ( lol ) and follow the games for a whole year .
It is said there is a game every week end some where in the US . I want to do that , a different games every week end .
that would be cool .
take pictures of you and your cromach
thank you

[Downunder Kilt]

My yearly routine of Highland Games consists of
Daylesford - 2.5 hrs away - stay overnight with friends
Maryborough - 3 hrs way - stay overnight with friends
Bendigo - 2hrs away - stay overnight with friends
Geelong - 2 hrs away
Victorian Pipe Band Campionships - 20 mins away
Ringwood - 30 mins away
and a couple of other Celtic weekend events if I am not overseas.

The above are all in the state of Victoria. I have been to interstate ones on the odd occassion

[Mikilt]

@Downunder Kilt
Brilliant!

[McClef]

You are right, it is better in the Highland Games Forum so moving there.