Two years later in 1991 we saw the other side of the coin, so to speak. Having seen the affluence of Canada and America, we thought it right to visit Eastern Europe and in effect, see for ourselves. This East European tour took us into Poland and Czechoslovakia. We travelled in a twin deck coach – that’s one with a lower saloon pitched behind the rear wheels – which was packed full with instruments including a complete drum kit, all our personal cases and loads of food. This was just after the Berlin Wall came down and we had heard of food shortages in the Eastern Block. We had an overnight stop in Hanover staying in a youth hostel, then once over the border having had to bribe the customs guard to return a passport into Poland where we made for the small town of Chodziez. A concert and a march here then onto the capital Warsaw where we unloaded our 40 ton juggernaut of aid (medical and educational supplies and equipment) which we had been collecting over the previous twelve months. Concerts and a news TV appearance here before travelling on to Krakow to give another couple of concerts and participate in worship plus another march in Katowice. From here we crossed over into Czechoslovakia and made our way to Prague where we gave our final performances in Jan Hutz Square and in a most beautiful church on the edge of the same square. Then it was back home with a stopover in Paris. A most exciting and adventurous tour – but that’s the NMYBB, of course!
