Monday, August 02, 2010

Party in the Woods

Happy long weekend, everyone. Assuming you had a long weekend. Do all parts of the country get one? I was never clear on that.

Here in Halifax we had Natal Day. We went to a great annual party called Donstock, which is where a piece of land outside of New Glasgow — owned by our friend Dave's uncle Don — gets taken over for the weekend by hardcore aging partiers who camp out and play live music and drink a lot. This was the fifth year it's happened, but our first time. We'll be back for sure, 'cause it was really fun.

It's a beautiful lot on a lake, with a big field where the concert happens and a couple of spectacular waterfalls in which to frolic. Everyone was incredibly friendly, the music was great, and there was even a giant bonfire. I went to bed before the show was over, but I kept getting woken up every five minutes by the elastic "glump" of frogs and the first four bars of "Raw Power". And I didn't even mind because it sounded so good. Definitely worth the two-and-a-half hour drive each way.





2 comments:

EJ said...

Fun! Looks like a beautiful piece of land. We had a long weekend here too:)

Pen & Rix Place said...

Looks as if you guys had a great time. Glad to see you are finding some time to relax every now and then.

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