Bye Bye Byron - Can't say I'm sad to leave!

I love music, I love festivals, and I love camping. But after a week of this shit, in the pissing down rain no less, I'm pretty much over it. Bluesfest has been a really cool experience, and I saw some truly amazing acts, and I'm definitely happy I came. That being said, camping in the rain, in a little tent, with nowhere to go, well it kinda sucks. It was actually even hard to enjoy the music yesterday, sopping wet, malnourished, and just out of it in general. We waded through the mud to see Xavier Rudd, Missy Higgins, Jason Mraz, and left before Ben Harper took the stage. I'd seen him play on Saturday, so I knew I wasn't missing too much. But wow, it's been a truly memorable time, one that I'm sure I'll look back on and laugh about. Hitching rides with the sanitation guys back to our little delapitaded tent, making friends backstage, bumming pretty much EVERYTHING off our neighbors (who I'm pretty sure wanted to shank us after the 3rd day) and not having clean feet for a week, well, it's been fun. I haven't looked forward to a hot shower and warm bed like this for a while now, and I would seriously give my left nut to lay around with a cup of tea, watching a movie and not having to move for a day or two. I know I'm acting like I just trudged through Vietnam, ducking bullets and dodging grenades, but hey, we're new at this! Okay, time to go meet our ride to Sydney, who from the sounds of it seems like a complete toolbox, but once again, can't be choosy when it's a free ride :)