Portland Highland Games

Pros

• A mammoth exhibition of Scottish heritage and pride, rarely matched in scale even within Scottish borders, I imagine.
• Impressive displays of strength, machismo, marching, dancing, drumming and pipe-playing.
• Junior games for the littl’ns – with medals!
• Inexpensive culinary delights from the British Isles.

Cons

• There is an entrance fee: Adults (18 and over) – $20 each, Youth (6-17) – $10. Children (5 and under) are free.
• At the “Daughters of the British Empire” tea tent, they serve the tea with half-and-half. They should have paid greater attention to their mothers. Still, the Empire biscuits were fab.

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