My level 5 doesn't have to worry about riding training now

Darkmoon Faire was financially awesome for my Dalaran hunter that I am slow-leveling. One thing I've already learned from this process is that things actually look different when I'm not trying to move-through as quickly as possible. There's probably a life lesson in there for me too.

I have also found that playing this way is much like breaking a habit. For example, Noblegarden has begun. In the past I have all but ignored these seasonal world events so I am anxious to devote some time finding out what fun there is to be had - but my habitual thinking is saying "not enough time - only level 5 - need to get to ten so you can..." So I have to stop each time the tape recorder in my head plays this message and say "No, I don't need to get to any level - the more I do at this level the better.

What I've done so far

• I did the first few levels of quests around Anvillmar until sent to Ironforge. That's where I...
• Jumped on the Deeprun Tram and headed for the Darmoon Fair entrance where I...
• Bought a fishing pole, fishing training, and leveled fishing to 75.
• Made a few trips back and forth to Stormwind to auction the goodies from the crates.
• I killed a few wolves for Stringy Wolf Meat 
• Bought a couple Netherweave Bags.

At this point I have 563 gold from all the fishing of crates. That is such a brilliant thing for Blizzard to have put in the game. Its not something one is going to be able to make massive gold-per-hour but its enough to make the difference between broke and enough to afford riding training or a primo upgrade with a little bit of effort.

My tips for Darkmoon fishing

Stay on the move but not too much. You don't want to impatient run past a spawn of crates that just popped. I was on foot plodding along and saw countless riders zoom by, up and down the beach a few times and then they were gone. This was while I did my routine of casting my line in open water a time or two, moving 40 yards or so in one direction, always checking for pops. I started to wonder if the spawns were set up such that some number of casts in open water had to occur before things were reset, but I doubt that's the case. (This is how superstitions develop.) But I acted like it were the case and did pretty well.

563 gold, two Netherweave bags, and I have picked one herb or mined one rock.

I'm off for some Easter... err, uh... Noblegarden fun. Cya next time.