3 days of music, fun and sun! What a great way to spend a weekend. I've been in B.C. almost 2 weeks. Stayed a few days with Becky and family in Victoria, then up to Courtenay to visit Michelle, spend a few days with brother Jon in Comox, see Jo-Anne and family and back to Michelle's to start checking out Woofing farms.Michelle was lucky enough to scrounge weekend passes to the Vancouver Island Music Fest. We spent all day Saturday there, checking out various artists, doing a bit of shopping, eating and swimming. It was hot, damn hot! The weather was gorgeous all weekend. I went there Friday afternoon and was there all weekend except to sleep at Michelle's. I absorbed everything I could. Would have camped there if possible. There were musicians from all over the world and I still only saw 1/2 of them. This means that I could have gone to the festival and had just as an amazing time, seeing completely different bands. Too cool!
The event was extremely well organized. It's the festival's 15th year and there has obviously been quite a bit of talent behind the scene for those years. Everything just worked. The crowd ran the gamut from babies to aging hippies and everyone was in a mellow, friendly mood.
An amazing weekend. A special memory. Hey! I got to see Arlo and Los Lobos. Jim Byrnes and Eric Bibb. Wow! So much fantastic music.
