Castlemaine Jazz Festival 7-8 June

Off to Castlemaine for another old blokes jazz festival

Jim was playing with 2 bands, the Silver Bells and the Clare Castle Jazz Band. There was no accommodation in Castlemaine so we commuted from Bendigo, which is a much nicer place. There's nothing worth eating in Castlemaine.

The oldest telegraph station in Australia

Naturally we had to see all the historic spots around Castlemaine and Bendigo

On the way to the first gig

Warming up at 'The Comma' pub

The first gig in full flight

Park near the beautiful Cathedral in Bendigo

Bath Lane, Bendigo

Famous for coach building activities now the hipster strip

Sculpture in Bendigo Art Gallery

Arthur Boyd Fridge

Fake grass rotunda

Fibreglass sculpture

View of historic grandstand from the top of the poppet

View of Bendigo from the top of the poppet

Bendigo Gardens

Meeting up with old school friend, Liz S

 It was great to have Liz to help me do the adoring WAG routine. We adored together. The music was too loud for her daughter, however. She fled.

At the New Northern pub

The final gig at the New Northern