Goodbye Palatka, Hello Waldo

Saturday is the main event day at the Palatka Festival.
The Line up brings some of the top names in American Bluegrass together on the same stage.
The Bluegrass Brothers (excellent on stage entertainment).
Rhonda Vincent, top female singer.

From Palatka Festival 2009

Ricky Skaggs, top bluegrass and country singer, since the 60's!
This was an exciting and entertaining days bluegrass.
Ricky Skaggs was a bit low key, but delivered some great music. He also did appear out front after his second performance, though not immediately.
It was a memorable occasion.
Afterwards we had a jam session at Connie's RV.
A great day.

Sunday
Today we had a quiet day as we were going to move on to Waldo on Monday.
In the afternoon we drove into Palatka to visit the Ravine Valley Gardens State Park (I think, though I must check back, that this is the 39th Florida State Park we have visited), we were hoping to see some of the azealias that it is famous for. There were some, but recent cold weather and being a little early meant that the show was sporadic. Also access was difficult for Sally (no, it was impossible to get into the Ravine Gardens, we had to drive round the rim).
We had a pleasant evening with some friends who we are travelling to Waldo with. We watched the Daytona 500 race fizzle out 40 laps from the end because of rain.

Monday
Today we have travelled in a caravan( four RV's) to Waldo for another Bluegrass festival, this one is smaller and I think will be more laid back. We are looking forward to a more relaxing time, with a bit more time to practice music.
In the evening we ate out at a seafood restuarant. This was an outstanding meal, outstanding because of the number of basic errors made by the staff. Almost every dish came to us cold, so one by one we returned all the dishes to be cooked properly, the poor waitress was being driven demented as she was the go-between from the kitchen to the table. Eventually she arrived with a complimentary desert for everyone, having also provided an extra plate of fried shrimp for us, she also allowed me to take a box home of a nearly untouched plate of broiled shrimp (I had the 'all you can eat' option). Finally, she gave a 50% dicount on our bills. Which enabled us to make it a very entertaining evening rather than a disaster.