Port Macquarie, Kempsey, Urunga
Mon 7th Apr – TAREE 'Manning River Steiner School)
Tue 8th Apr – TAREE 'Community Performance' 7pm
Wed 9th Apr - PORT MACQUARIE 'Radio National- Bush Telegraph interview' 11:40
Thur 10th Apr - SMITH TOWN 'Public School' - Cancelled due to unsafe weather conditions
Fri 11th Apr - NAMBUCCA HEADS -'High School' - Cancelled due to unsafe weather conditions
It was a dark and stormy night....and a very wet week. It all started in Taree, with a performance at the Manning River Steiner School. The kids were very inspired by the performance, especially the 'Loop Station'. They were so inspired that many of them dragged their parents along to the community performance the very next day. One parent wrote ".....the fact that my children (7yrs & 11yrs) asked to come a second time to see you says ALOT. Thankyou for inspiring our children to enjoy live, inspiring music and to create outside the box."
By this stage the storm clouds had well and truly set in with 140ml falling on Tuesday the 8th in Port Macquarie and surrounding areas, much of it fell as I was riding along, or that's how it seemed. I made it to Port Macquarie after the performance in Taree, drenched from head to toe. It took my motorcycle gear many days to dry and my phobia of wet weather created. After all, I live in a drought affected area within Central Victoria where even a fifth of that rainfall would have been appreciated.
The ABC Radio National 'Bush Telegraph' interview went well and has meant that I have managed to make contact with some friends of my father (d 2002) as well as introducing me to some more people from around the country. A truly wonderful outcome.
The rain continued for the remainder of the week leaving the tour stranded in Port Macquarie. On Friday my clothes had dried out and a decision was made to take a risk even thought the rain looked like continuing. Low and behold, the sun appeared...but not for long!