Off to see the hobbits...

Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart were playing at the Middle Earth Music Hall in Bradford, VT so we decided to head over to see them and stay in Quechee, VT near Quechee Gorge.

An unbelievable wind storm kicked up the day of the show which made the trip over pretty interesting. The wind (think swirling leaves) combined with the general lack of snow this year made it look more like fall than mid-winter.

It took us around four hours to drive from the house to Quechee, VT.

We checked into our hotel (Quality Inn at Quechee Gorge) - pretty basic place, but perfectly acceptable! Then we had to call Middle Earth for directions because I had forgotten to print out the directions before we left the house. Doh! Once we had directions we were off on our way!

We got to Middle Earth way before the show started and were REALLY surprised when we were greeted at the door by Mark Stuart. We had a lovely conversation with him and Stacey and then we went to scope out the place while they did their sound check. We reserved some seats in the performance area and then settled into a booth in the bar and had dinner. The food was very good and we both totally over ate! If you are ever at Middle Earth, ask them what the Dragon Egg is made out of.

The show was amazing (especially once a group of noisy people were shushed and then later left). Middle Earth was really a wonderful venue, we were both really glad to have made the trip over! I bought Mark and Stacey's "Must Be Live" CD and Mark's "Songs from a Corner Stage" and chatted with Mark and Stacey a bit more.

Then it was back to the hotel for the night!