The Past Few Days
Jun. 19th, 2009 09:18 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
vinceconawayI think I’m finally over jet lag; I always forget that the adjustment period of 1 day for every hour of change is pretty inflexible for me. It doesn’t help that I was coming from St Louis Central time, adding an extra hour/day. The first day is always the hardest, full of dizziness and nausea, but thankfully I got that part out of the way the day I left through my all-night driving adventure.
Tuesday we headed to the nearby town of Petrovac to perform as some sort of a busker road show. It’s an interesting area, although the entire town seems to be under construction. Once they finish it will be amazing, and it’s well on its way, but with some glaring lapses.
Lighting, for one. The lampposts have all been erected, but they have yet to be crowned with lamps. While there was enough ambient light for the dulcimer to be playable after dark, I still walked away with a bit of eyestrain. I have to admit, however, that I admired the effect of the hammers flashing in low light even though it complicated playing. Still, I’m hoping to arrive earlier when we return on Friday so I can get more playing in during daylight.
As I was saying, it’s an interesting place. A beach resort, like Budva, but a little less club oriented and a lot more family friendly. Street performers love families with children; if you can get a child to sit still and watch something you pretty much capture everyone with them. Parents also tend to be grateful for something that has distracted restive offspring, which is good for tips.
Wednesday’s highlight was the most frightening, rickety, and insanely speedy Matterhorn ride I’ve ever seen. Richard, one of the Aerial Angels, dizzily walked off the ramp, exclaiming “there’s no way that was legal!” Carnival rides in a non-litigious society are incredible! If occasionally, I’m sure, lethal.
Today a group of us hired a boat to take us for a sea-borne tour of the coast and the nearby island of Sveti Stefan (see pictures). It was gradually abandoned as a village as younger generations left in search of better opportunities, and turned into a communist-era resort. Today it is again mostly abandoned, but has been bought by a developer who will hopefully eventually reopen it. It was a fantastic trip, and although I didn't get seasick I was slightly dizzy for the rest of the day.
Tonight we head back to Petrovac, and then to Croatia Saturday night. Onward, ho!
Tuesday we headed to the nearby town of Petrovac to perform as some sort of a busker road show. It’s an interesting area, although the entire town seems to be under construction. Once they finish it will be amazing, and it’s well on its way, but with some glaring lapses.
Lighting, for one. The lampposts have all been erected, but they have yet to be crowned with lamps. While there was enough ambient light for the dulcimer to be playable after dark, I still walked away with a bit of eyestrain. I have to admit, however, that I admired the effect of the hammers flashing in low light even though it complicated playing. Still, I’m hoping to arrive earlier when we return on Friday so I can get more playing in during daylight.
As I was saying, it’s an interesting place. A beach resort, like Budva, but a little less club oriented and a lot more family friendly. Street performers love families with children; if you can get a child to sit still and watch something you pretty much capture everyone with them. Parents also tend to be grateful for something that has distracted restive offspring, which is good for tips.
Wednesday’s highlight was the most frightening, rickety, and insanely speedy Matterhorn ride I’ve ever seen. Richard, one of the Aerial Angels, dizzily walked off the ramp, exclaiming “there’s no way that was legal!” Carnival rides in a non-litigious society are incredible! If occasionally, I’m sure, lethal.
Today a group of us hired a boat to take us for a sea-borne tour of the coast and the nearby island of Sveti Stefan (see pictures). It was gradually abandoned as a village as younger generations left in search of better opportunities, and turned into a communist-era resort. Today it is again mostly abandoned, but has been bought by a developer who will hopefully eventually reopen it. It was a fantastic trip, and although I didn't get seasick I was slightly dizzy for the rest of the day.
Tonight we head back to Petrovac, and then to Croatia Saturday night. Onward, ho!
