Black Ships

The 20th Annual Newport Black Ships Festival begins today and runs through Sunday the 20th. There's a lot of things I'd love to check out: demonstrations of Ryukyu Kenpo (a style of Okiniwan Karate) and Kobudo, Iaido, Aikido, Shorin-ryu (another style of Okinawan karate) as well as a sake and wine tasting. There's lots more than that (just follow the link to find a schedule of events) and while I have to spend this weekend hauling my cookies up and down some mountain, there's no reason the rest of you can't check it out. I'll just have to wait until next year.