Day 10 - Curtain Call
The journey home continued today with the boys bidding farewell to their hosts from Port Hope. After spending time in larger urban centers like London, Toronto, Kingston and Ottawa, it was nice for them to get a taste of life in small town, semi-rural Ontario. The boys were treated so kindly by their hosts here and had an incredible time at the beach. Now it was off to the final leg of their tour.
Today's bus ride was a curtain call of sorts, as the boys passed towns and sites they had visited while heading east. They waved goodbye to Toronto, the CN Tower, and London, now heading west to Windsor. But first there was the small (well, not so small) matter of Niagara Falls. The boys arrived at the falls for lunch and were excited to see them. We passed the American Falls (Rainbow Falls) first - very impressive! 
As we continued the walk to the Canadian Falls (Horseshoe Falls) the boys were even more impressed with the size and magnitude of this natural wonder. They had some time for shopping and then eating lunch in one of the grassy areas around Niagara, blessed with the company of many seagulls who thought maybe the Port Hope host families had packed a lunch for them too.
Then it was back on the bus for another 3 hours and 45 minutes and on to Windsor. The boys were greeted enthusiastically by parishioners from Our Lady of the Atonement Parish. They were treated to a nice dinner before heading into the church for a quick sound check and then back to the Parish Center to get dressed for their final concert of the 2008-9 season. This was an especially important concert for the 10 boys for whom this would be their final concert as members of the Concert Choir.
The concert started at 7:00 pm, and the boys could not have asked for a better audience for their final performance. The crowed cheered enthusiastically after each performance. Since this would be the graduates' final concert, they decided to sing "Loch Lomond" for the crowd. They performed it better than they had ever done before, and received an immediate standing ovation from the audience. The entire choir received an equally enthusiastic standing ovation at the close of the concert and walked off stage with heads held high and proud faces. What an incredible final concert.
The gig's not over though. Tomorrow morning the boys have their final Masses of the 2008-9 season, followed by a luncheon, some rec time on the Riverfront here in Windsor (facing the Detroit skyline), their final formal dinner and the graduates' farewell.
Oh - and Happy Birthday to Josiah Beretta who turned 13 today! Mr. Heywood searched his face for first signs of pimples and zits, but alas, to no avail. Mr. Kleespie led another rousing edition of "Happy Birthday" during his daily episode of KTL-Kleespie. Hope you had a good one, Josiah!
Today's bus ride was a curtain call of sorts, as the boys passed towns and sites they had visited while heading east. They waved goodbye to Toronto, the CN Tower, and London, now heading west to Windsor. But first there was the small (well, not so small) matter of Niagara Falls. The boys arrived at the falls for lunch and were excited to see them. We passed the American Falls (Rainbow Falls) first - very impressive! 
As we continued the walk to the Canadian Falls (Horseshoe Falls) the boys were even more impressed with the size and magnitude of this natural wonder. They had some time for shopping and then eating lunch in one of the grassy areas around Niagara, blessed with the company of many seagulls who thought maybe the Port Hope host families had packed a lunch for them too.
Then it was back on the bus for another 3 hours and 45 minutes and on to Windsor. The boys were greeted enthusiastically by parishioners from Our Lady of the Atonement Parish. They were treated to a nice dinner before heading into the church for a quick sound check and then back to the Parish Center to get dressed for their final concert of the 2008-9 season. This was an especially important concert for the 10 boys for whom this would be their final concert as members of the Concert Choir.The concert started at 7:00 pm, and the boys could not have asked for a better audience for their final performance. The crowed cheered enthusiastically after each performance. Since this would be the graduates' final concert, they decided to sing "Loch Lomond" for the crowd. They performed it better than they had ever done before, and received an immediate standing ovation from the audience. The entire choir received an equally enthusiastic standing ovation at the close of the concert and walked off stage with heads held high and proud faces. What an incredible final concert.
The gig's not over though. Tomorrow morning the boys have their final Masses of the 2008-9 season, followed by a luncheon, some rec time on the Riverfront here in Windsor (facing the Detroit skyline), their final formal dinner and the graduates' farewell.
Oh - and Happy Birthday to Josiah Beretta who turned 13 today! Mr. Heywood searched his face for first signs of pimples and zits, but alas, to no avail. Mr. Kleespie led another rousing edition of "Happy Birthday" during his daily episode of KTL-Kleespie. Hope you had a good one, Josiah!
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