San Diego Children's Choir, Pacific Northwest Tour
Friday, June 25, 1999

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View from Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, looking towards the Olympics
Sandy and Polly (morning walk, Beacon Hill Park)
Beacon Hill Park (morning walk)
Breakfast at the Ramada, Victoria
Chaperone Gail
Controlled chaos on the bus (happy campers!)
Jamie and Dani are all smiles
Having fun with some kids from Coastal Sound Music Academy Society
Getting "oriented" at a mass meeting (4 choirs)
Still getting oriented in the gym
The directors and accompanists all get introduced
Bonding with a homestay buddy
Meeting up again with kids from the Alaska Youth Choir
Sara and Heather meet girls from Coastal Sound
Chaperone Joyce with Jennifer, Amanda and Kristin
Polly conducts "Going Up a Yonder" with 4 choirs (rehearsal)
Four choirs sing "Going up a Yonder" (rehearsal)
Hanging out on the playground after pizza dinner
Anneke airborn
Katie, Lisl, Shannon, and Heather (the fearsome foursome)
Julian, Katie, Heather, Sara, and Katie
Vanessa and Dani
Hanging out on the playground
Future NBA star Camille
4 choirs performing "Going Up a Yonder"

Morning:

Well, we are half-way done with out trip (I almost regret saying that!). We are leaving Victoria and Vancouver Island today, and our wonderful homestays, and we are heading towards Vancouver. The four of us are in a sisterly relationship at this point in the trip. You know, the kind where we love each other to death, but we bicker with each other constantly. I keep telling them, "it's only healthy." Our homestays were wonderful, and it was sad to say goodbye. The good experience has made me anxious to meet my new homestays tonight. This tour is taking its toll on me finally. I find myself catching up on my "Z's" in the bus on the way to our next events. This trip has been more than I ever dreamed it would be; I'm glad I got to go with the choir on one last trip before I take a "break" from it for awhile. I will take home with me wonderful memories from this trip that will last a lifetime.

Night:

We completed our evening concert with about 6 other groups. It was a long concert, and although it was good, I was anxious to go to sleep. Our homestay is SO WONDERFUL! She and her mother are SO friendly! They made Janelle and me feel right at home. We stopped at McDonalds and grabbed a bite to eat then made the 1 hour drive back to their house. We got there at about 11:30-12:00 and I have never slept so well in my life. This trip has been great!

Written by Kacey with Janelle, Aubrey, and Rayna (part of Sandy's group).

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