“Best Legs in a Kilt” Irish Fest 2019

Bill got second place in the “best legs in a kilt” competition at Waterloo Irish Fest today! I was looking at the Irish Fest schedule last night and noticed this competition. Bill’s last name is Abernathey, so he comes from Irish stock and he already has a very classy kilt with reflective stripes in case he needs to direct traffic or wear it to work. He’s also a weight lifter and just bought a new leg press, so this seemed like the perfect competition for him. It took a lot of nerve to get up on stage in front of a big crowd to show off his kilt and legs, but he went all in for it! It was very fun. He got a “participation beer” for his efforts. I think it was a Guinness beer. Neither of us are big fans of beer and this one was was particularly bad. He had to throw it away after we both confirmed that it was undrinkable. The lemonade we got with our hotdogs for supper helped clear away the bad taste. I have good video of the event and I’m posting pictures below!

We also watched some Irish Fest games which involved men in kilts throwing bales of hay over a high bar with a pitch fork. It was more interesting than it sounds. Some of them were really good. The guy who won looked very Irish in his kilt with long, wooly, curly blond hair.

We finished our day with some expensive, greasy street-cart food. It was a fun day!