Home, knackered and dazed, but so, so happy! From the pre-Getaway visit to Washington and that lovely evening at Chance and Suzette's to the post-Getaway session at Mudcat Central (big thanks, Max!) and our visits to the Amish country (thanks again Max) and to the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia (thanks Bobert and yes, we did sing THAT song and do THAT dance with Vanessa at the top), the whole trip has had a magical quality, with the main ingredients being provided of course by the Getaway itself.

Some snapshots, in no order:

- That late night impromptu jam in front of the restaurant building.
- Janice's rendition of "Rubber Ducky".
- Bobert's mini-concert (why "mini"? Vanessa dna I would have preferred a "maxi")
- The faces of some of the Byzantine Babes when they realised that they were "getting it"...
- Barry Finn's singing
- InOBU's singing and playing of the pipes
- Noreen's song at the Saturday night concert
- Charlie Noble's singing at the sessions and in that cabin Saturday night
- The "Sixteen Stone" song...
- The Morse couple on stage
- Micca's adoration in song of that blasted puppy
- Amos in all his aspects and at all times
- Jim on his gutbucket
- Giok's singing and company
- Skarpi's Saturday night song
- Talking with Khatt and ColK
- Leadfingers playing jazz and ragtime whistle
- Teresa's energy and voice
- Maryrrf's singing
- Ebbie's infectious smile
- Charmion's singing and permanent smile
- CET's singing and THAT kilt (nice knees, Edmund!)
- KT's voice, charm and songs
- MMario's songs (never heard him before, was gobsmacked)
- Charlie Baum's singing, especially that Bulgarian song in duet
- Big Mick's and Jeri's faces after that Christmas song (it's why I write the buggers, after all!)
- But most of all Vanessa's face throughout that weekend

Shit, I know I have forgotten many, but I hope my addled brain will be forgiven its misfirings.

By the way, La Inglesa has now been renamed "Nessie" (her own preferred nickname) and will no doubt be adding her own impressions to this thread later.

Back to reality now... Or is it?