The drive up to Ely (E-lee) was great. The color on the trees became progressively brighter the further north we went. There were lots of deciduous trees (maples poplar etc.) The fall colors were amazing and a great way to get started. The weather was suprisingly balmy and felt great in short sleeves. Ely's a very quaint town and the gig tonight was in the auditorium of the local middle school. We had a bit of a learning curve to overcome as we are running our own sound (with a system from Allied Concerts.) We finally got the sound dialed in after some tweaks here and there, and small bursts of stress. It's never easy running your own sound. As you have to run back and forth to make sure that what your hearing on the stage is what the audience is hearing out in the house. It's good exercise though!! Thankfully we also had some help from Peter, who was also the theater teacher and also did a great job with the lights. The show went pretty well,but we were both worried as we hadn't been able to practice as much as we would have liked with all of the driving of the last few days. Once we were on stage though, our energy was up and it was a relief to get back to the part we love. (playing the music!!) :-)