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Gweetings from Mt Gambier where the Lake is Blue and the chocolate has all been eaten (by me). Sorry - I should have explained in my previous post that I am not on tour with Touchwood, but in fact Blindman's Holiday. I thought it was obvious - I know who I'm touring with so why shouldn't everyone else? But enough about me, let's talk about me.

Badgers do make me very very happy. Chocloate plus badgers have made Night One in Mt Gambier a very jolly one!

More later ...




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badgers!

This one's for Christina, because we miss her. And we know badgers make her happy.

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Sorry about that - back to what you were doing...

two-wheeled tricycle

Just to explain Christina's post from Adelaide (below)...

C is travelling and performing for three weeks with Another Band. BMH - or Blindmans Holiday - are another fine Sydney-based vocal trio, but that's about where the similarity to Touchwood ends.

Terry and I are stuck here in Sydney. Rehearsals will be thin indeed without the middle part!

Greetings from Adelaide!

Wise Jungle Saying: "it is faster to fly to Adelaide from Sydney than to drive". A nippy evening here in the City of Crutches but Musica Viva is kindly putting us up in luxury. Tomorrow we set off on a three-week tour of school shows. And cake-eating.

We strolled down Hindley Street this evening and I reminisced with myself about my time here with Kate and Terry just a few weeks ago. The big difference is that this time I had my new bag with me that has POODLES on it! I sure am taking this city by storm.

Flying with BMH is no mean feat. "I'm afraid you're going to have to pay an Excess Baggage Fee" drolled the check-in chick. No s&%t, Sherlock. Two speakers (each the size of a large-ish dog), an amplifier, a bombo, a darbukka, four mike stands, a bad of stuff that jingles, a cabassa and a suitcase each (including the Mother of All Suitcases, mine). What's 'excessive' about that? The fellas from Sirocco are going to have it worse - we bumped into them in the departure lounge and they had just about all that stuff I've just listed EACH. Not to mention the camel suit.

Right at this moment I'm having a "glass half empty" moment. I went to reception (which is 24 hour - just like a real hotel) to purchase some broadband connection and instead of selling me an hour's worth I got 24 hours' worth! I'd like to go to sleep in my enormous king sized bed, but I sitll have 11 hours of access. Bummer, eh?

number three ...

Yes, I too am back in the real world despite grossly exaggerated rumours that I was last seen riding towards the horizon on-llama.

Here are a few shots, including an excellent one of Terry and Kate tearing each other apart with their bare hands to claim the Backgammon Champion tag ...

tea in the desert

More than a week back at work and finally have pulled all my tour pics off the camera. This one was taken at the sunset viewing area on the day we arrived at Uluru in our rented campervan.



Tea is important to travel (well, Douglas Adams thought so) and we came close to not being able to enjoy the restorative brew shown here. For those of you hiring a Britz van, there is a SECOND gas stopcock concealed in the cupboard NEXT TO THE STOVE.