Day 3 Evening

We headed for Arrowtown for an evening shoot. It was dusk and getting darker as we were in a valley and the sun was already down.  Trey lead us to a tiny church which had a magnificent backdrop of yellow and green trees on the mountain. We walked 3 block into town which was a walk back in time. There were old fashioned buildings from the gold rush days here. If the sidewalk was wooden, it would have appeared to be a movie set from a western.

Stopping at a small park, we set up tripods to photograph the park, a cool light and the bonus was an antique car parked at the curb. We had fun taking photos in the darkish light and moved on to the cinema. Trey had rented the cinema for us and about 20 of his friends and family to show off and tell some stories of his favorite photos. They looked grand on the 20 x 20 screen, as would any photo from the group in the room.

The theatre had a bar and we were treated to unlimited wine, beer and soda. I had Chocolate Box

Pinot. Of course I thought there would be a hint of chocolate, but no luck. However the wine was delicious. Trey entertained questions from the audience and we walked a few blocks to a dinner location. We are sat at two large tables sharing photo and travel stories along with a few glasses of a different wine. This is quite a diverse group from all over the world, US, England, South Africa, Brazil, Canada and New Zealand. Most of the folks in this group believe it or not have been involved in IT support or a tech business. And we all get along so well. Each day on the bus people just sit anywhere and have conversations with new folks.

Curtis, who helps to organize Trey's trips, has succeeded again for a fantastic place to have dinner called the Rumbler. So far each of the places, including our hotel uses fresh local vegetables, and meat for the meal. We have had lamb, beef filet tips, free range chicken, local squash and more. All prepared in an excellent gourmet manner. There was too much wine, and laughter, but it was a great evening. 

We are bonding as a group. Our youngest member, Delaney aged 16 from Chicago, has created a private FB page so we can see each other's photos. I hope to follow many of these folks in their hobby.

After dinner I had a hankering for some chocolate and low and behold it was on the menu. It stated chocolate tureen. I was imagining a large soup tureen filled with a chocolate fudgy sauce! So I asked the waiter if it could serve more than one. Yes you can share it, he replied. When it arrived I was disappointed in the size, but NOT in the flavor!

We took the bus back to our hotel and arrived at 10:30pm. I went to sleep right away.

More tomorrow.