An Inconvenient (and Disappointing) Truth, then on to Massachusetts

In my last post I marveled at the ice floating in the Stillwater River early in the morning in Orono, Maine.  Unfortunately later that morning I was able to get a closer look and what I thought was ice was in fact some sort of pollution.  I hope it's an aberration but there was so much of it for so long I'm afraid it's not.  It was really disappointing and I almost didn't share the truth with the rest of the world.  But maybe there's a lesson in there.

Not ice

We left Orono and headed south toward New Bedford, Massachusetts backtracking some of the way through Maine and then going through the small part of New Hampshire on the coast.

Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Downtown Boston

We continued south directly through Boston and arrived at our home for the next two nights in North Dartmouth, MA.  Since Thursday was a travel day off the crew also had the night off so it was our last chance to all get together before the tour ends Sunday.

Marcy Bates, Ben Mackel, Mollie Slattery, Rebecca Reinhardt, Robin Bloodworth, Holley Housewright

We have a terrific crew.  Their job is so much more difficult than ours and I have tremendous respect for the things they have accomplished on the road.  It's their job after every show to tear down the set, load it onto the trailer and drive to the next venue, almost always traveling overnight and sleeping on their bus.  Then they get to the venue, construct the set and get props and wardrobe ready for the show.  Sometimes that process begins as early as 6 AM.  They are the best.

Vince McGill, Mike Ostroski, me, Michael Catalan, Anthony Fisher

We've got two shows today at the Zeiterion Theater in New Bedford.  Tomorrow morning we'll leave for West Point and our penultimate performance of the tour.

Self-portrait with Mike O