It was a very cold night here in the Adelaide Hills. It was worthy of our cold winter days in Brisbane although it is summer in Australia. The tent was soaked in dew when we got up. I needed every layer of clothing I had on me - was not prepared for it to be quite this cold!
We have been getting numerous reports of floods in northern Victoria, so I spent some considerable time on the phone ringing ahead to caravan parks where we were booked to stay. Horsham was waiting for a record flood and no way could we go there, so the decision was made that we stayed on in Adelaide a few extra days, then headed north and inland to go home instead.
Today was the big day for getting to Greg's concerts in at the Elder Hall - part of the University of Adelaide. The National Music camp orchestras were giving two concerts, so I exchanged texts with DS greg to work out which concert he was playing it. Turns out all groups were playing different music in both concerts. Like most sons, with parents in range their was the ask for financial assistance! (He's run out of phone credit and couldn't recharge while on camp!)
The morning was spent vegging out, and we got moving after lunch to drive into Adelaide proper - about 30 mins away. We needed somewhere to park where we could keep the dogs in the car without them overheating. We got as close as we could to where we thought the hall was, and hoofed it through the university. The sun was very hot although the breeze still felt too cool for comfort. We were passing the restaurant under the art gallery when I spied a familiar face - a cello player from my home community orchestra, on vacation visiting family! he didn't know anything about the concerts and was interested in coming along.!
We found a park in the university for a fee that was ideal for the dogs and near where we were, had dramas with the pay machine but hope we haven't been booked for illegal parking!
The concerts were free. That was impressive because at home we have to pay through the nose to hear Greg play in any of his Conservatorium groups, and he is involved in quite a number of them! Greg was playing in the Chamber Orchestra group on camp, and it was a small string orchestra made up of a select number of players who could truley pull their weight and cope with the music. The most impressive piece they played was an arrangement of a string quartett by Shosakovitch - no 8. Greg has heard it played live, and was overjoyed to be playing it himself!
Phone voucher handed over, and goodbyes said - Greg gets home before we do (just!).
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