Major Bonding in Bellaria

“Mad Max” got a little lost getting to the hotel in Bellaria. A nice Italian gentleman got in the van with us and guided us to the hotel. We pulled up to a gorgeous beachfront vacation spot on the banks of the Adriatic Sea. Oh my God… What a view! The Adriatic Sea is so amazingly clean and blue. “Chicken on Bikes” and I had to go to the water and grab some shells. This slice of Paradise is very natural. Even in the dead of winter, it’s totally fabulous. Locals were walking and running the beach – getting their exercise… embracing nature… appreciating God’s awesome creativity.

The concert in Bellaria was held at a beautiful theatre. A local journalist called before the concert began to hold a phone interview. We found the article in the paper the following morning. That’s pretty cool… to see an article about you in a language you can’t read. “Mad Max” read the article to me. I guess journalists are journalists everywhere. She didn’t quote me accurately at any point in the article… but she did get the essence of what I said, so I wasn’t upset. I am particularly glad that she captured what I said about Jesus giving hope to the world and His message being the essence of my music.

Bellaria is an English friendly place. Since it attracts so many tourists from many countries, including England, you find many things in multiple languages. This was evident at the restaurant we visited after the show. They had an English menu for us to use.

Speaking of restaurants… I’m going to have to get back on a decent eating schedule when we get home. On the road the schedule is: breakfast at about 8:30-9:30 AM; travel to the next city for 3-7 hours; a snack after the sound check, which is usually around 7:00 PM; then dinner after the show which usually starts around 9:30 PM, which means dinner doesn’t start until about 11:45 PM. Then we go back to the hotel and sleep. Fortunately, this food is so natural, pure and light that it doesn’t sit on you. If you stay up for about 3 hours, you will find yourself hungry again. But, this schedule wouldn’t work in the US, especially with the kinds of food we like to eat. So, I’ll have to get back on a decent schedule. Pray for me.

Back to Bellaria… We got up the next morning pretty late. Since we only had a 2.5-hour drive to Rivarotta Di Teor, we didn’t have to leave early. So, we didn’t have wake-up calls. We stopped at a laundry and did our clothes together. That was a real bonding moment. You should have seen all of us putting our whites and colors together to maximize the use of the machines. By now, we all feel like family, so why not act that way? I have to compliment the laundry facility. Your 3 Euros pay for not only the use of the washing machine, but the machine automatically dispenses your detergent and fabric softener. As long as you don’t have allergies and need specific detergent, that system makes life easy.