Day Twenty-Five

After setting up camp, which didn't take long, we sat and relaxed for awhile marveling at the peacefulness of the big pines and the smell of the forest. We had concert tickets for Ironstone Winery's Summer Events to see Buddy Guy, Al Greene, and BB King that night and made our way to the grocery store in Avery to pick up a few things before heading into Murphys. We decided to go ahead and have dinner in Murphys but I would be camp cooking for the rest of our weekend. We slipped into the Victorian Inn for a beautiful dinner which consisted of a beet and feta cheese appetizer salad, Chatom Sauvignon Blanc and my entree was Ahi Tuna over a bed of baby greens and Bob had halibut over a puree of potatoes. Both were wonderful but if I had it to do over again, I would definitely have the halibut. Wow. Dessert ended the meal with berry crunch over vanilla ice cream and a bowl of lime sorbet which was to die for. We were set for the concert and needed nothing else but some good music.

This is the second concert we'd attended at Ironstone (we saw Diana Krall last year). We decided to choose the general seating this time which consists of a lawn area mainly due to the fact that we were in the folding chair seating last year and could barely move. We felt like we were sardines in a can not to mention the uncomfortableness of little metal folding chairs. Last year it seemed the people on the lawn were much better off. But after this year's experience, I'm not sure we'll attend another concert there. Not that we had any troubles, it's just that the lawn tends to get the drunk, rowdy people (drunk, rowdy old people) which was a lesson in just how obnoxious people can be when they drink to excess. Buddy Guy and Al Greene were great but I could have skipped BB King. Now I know why he says everyone is trying to convince him to retire. All he did was sit on stage and tell stories which were sometimes quite rambling and incoherent. Anyway, it was a beautiful evening of beautiful weather and starry sky.