Port Fairy

I'm doing this through Julia's porthole as mine isn't working at the moment - meaning I can't tell Kate how impressed I am by the management of her adventures in SA. The "a day in the life of.." series would be good for the rest of us as well. Imagine Rowan's: lifeless body shots in bed until 6.00pm, by which time it would be too dark to record what he actually does while he's conscious. I'll do "a day in the life of.." when I get back on line if nobody beats me to it.
Just back from the Port Fairy Folk Festival which was excellent. Jules and I fired up the Kombi and had three days of great music and gypsy comfort. There's a VW annex with the Kombi which means we have plenty of room for cooking and storing stuff. We even had a six-person dinner party! No, alas, you can't borrow it. For once, Julia and I agreed on best acts - if you get a chance to see Eric Bibb, don't miss him. He's the answer to the question: "What's the difference between music and entertainment?" Next best was a band named The Mammals. It's a modern folk band and one of its members is the eldest grandchild of Pete Seeger. They're "must see" if they're in your neighbourhood (sorry, Geraldton - check the gig guide in 2015..). It was all good, really. The festival site is closed off for ticket-holders but the whole town turns into a giant festival site with all the main streets turning over to buskers and market stalls. It made me feel very warm-hearted towards people who make music the basis of their lives and I've resolved to become better at the mandolin. The pics attached (I still can't work out how to spread them out the way Andrew has done with his "Adelaide - it's okay (in March)" spectacular but there's a pic of the Kombi and annex; one of Julia with her friend Libby having lunch; some street performers with South American credentials and maybe some others. Long my Labor Day be a holiday and how good does Labor look in the current polls?