Easter Scooter Rally

Our second day was at the Easter Weekend Scooter Rally on the Elbe. Still jet lagged and and frazzled from a bit too much late night fun, we got a late start. Not helping was the flea market that sprung up over night around the KNUST. Very interesting to see what can be found in a German flea market. Lil' Kevin fell in love with a Kielsworth Super King tenor sax but the 300 Euros they were asking would have cleaned him out. So with longing backward glances we focused on getting our equipment out of KNUST and onto a nearby street where the bus could reach us. Finally, in a light rain, we loaded our gear onto the bus and we were off to the rally.
Sand Trap
The drive over the the Elbe was very scenic as we wound our way through upscale neighborhoods looking for the correct river access. The bus was dragging a trailer for our gear that actually we didn't need, so a few spots were a little tight maneuvering. Hats off to our bus driver.

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The little road into the campground ended in a firm spot in the sand about 100 meters from the tent we were going to play in. Looking over our new venue as we drove in I couldn't help but think this was going to be interesting. It was immediately apparent that dragging our heavy gear through 100 meters of sand was not a good idea. Some quick minds got together and came up with a plan. We loaded our gear into the empty trailer and a tractor (talk about lucky happenstance) dragged the trailer over to the tent.
Late for the gig in Berlin, we set up in record speed. The scooter clubs were great, helping us, bringing beers, and making us welcome. All my doubts faded away and we had a great time filling that tent with soul. Humm now that I think about it - a little tent revival was going down!
Even load out was fun - but I will let the pictures tell that story.

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