gold rush

Drumming tonight at the Parade of Nations for the World Gold Panning Championships in Moffat. It's not so easy to drum, walk and take photos all at the same time but I did my best. As you can see from the photo, it had been raining just before the parade but the sun came out once we'd started. What an amazing atmosphere! People from 20 different countries all gathered here for the week in friendly competition. Many of them knew each other from previous years and travelled all over the world to pan for gold. It seemed like fun to me...