Christening — Pärnumaa

The van leaves Tallinn before six. By the time the first guest arrives, the crew has found power, run cable across wet grass, and hung the rig in a barn that was storing hay the week before. Christenings in Pärnumaa happen in manor courtyards, lakeside summer houses, family farms — places an hour from the nearest hardware shop.

Load-in takes longer than in town. The access road floods or ends in gravel. There is no loading bay, so cases come off the truck in a field. We build the schedule around that. The ceremony happens at two; we arrive at seven. Sound check finishes before the first car turns down the drive.