AOTNZ tour Methven

Long day to get to Methven yesterday helped by Felicity the GPS girl. Stodgy

corn fritters at Robert Harris in CHCH opposite Steve's AOTNZ office at the Arts

Centre (what a building!). Passed through interestingly-named towns Glentunnel

and Windwhistle. Luke at the Blue Pub seemed a likeable enough fellow,

surprising as he is an ex-professional Australian cricketer. We soon got over

that shock and were able to be civil to him tho. He could not have been more

generous and hospitable. Big nosh up before the gig and a lovely Barossa Valley

Merlot after. Difficult gig tho - half the audience had bussed in from Ashburton

and knew what we were about, the other half were skiers just in off the street

who really weren't interested so it was too noisy to do our usual schtick. Nice

breakfast at Cafe 131 - eggs benedict & tomato juice. Once we got away that is,

after James locked our bags in the pub. stupid boy. Rangiora apparently sold out

tonight at 160 pax. Drifto will be there so there will be Riding with Bob.

Andrew