MIDLANDS
MEANDER 11th
to 16th April 2010
Day 4: Wednesday 14th
DAY 4:
Destination:
Drakensberg
Boys Choir
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Group photo taken at Dragon Peaksrestaurant prior to attending the choir performance..
Breakfast time again! Carol tucks into
Fresh asparagus, salmon and a medium poached egg
- delicious! En route to the Drakensberg
Boys Choir we stopped at Hinterland Farm
where they weave with mohair. We were able
to watch the ladies at work - step by step.
"They
make it look so easy" Barbi stares
in amazement! Ruth and Trixie
take time out posing next to the
headless model. Gillie was
delighted with her sleeveless jacket - will
definitely solve her problems with the cold Cape
winters!
A quick comfort break at the
Champaign
Sports Resort ensured
that we arrived for lunch at
Dragon Peaks
fully refreshed prior to our performance
at the
Drakensberg Boys Choir School.Ronnie looks quite
delighted with his lunch - a basket of
noshies! "No Babe I'm not sharing
this with you" he said to Marie.
This is what happens when you arrive
late for a performance - they make you
come through the audience all the way up
the stairs. Everyone waits in
anticipation for this awesome
production. The first half of the
performance is light opera and classical
but everyone was of the opinion that the
'boys really shone' when the beat
improved! WOW is all we could
say.........Full marks to all the
Drakensberg Boys Choir members.
The grannies amongst us were very
concerned about how young some of the
boys are to be at a boarding school.
Annette and Carol chat up
some of the little guys - what wonderful
manners they are taught. In fact,
during the interval some of the boys come out in the
open and do wonderful African songs.
Click the video
in the centre block above. "We didn't want the
performance to stop" was the
general comment. David
seems to be enthralled with the three
outdoor performances
An hour & a half coach trip "home"
brought us to Bierfassl at 7pm for
dinner. After a great meal a few ladies
decided to dance to the beat provided by
a local artist, much to the enjoyment?
of the local majority (younger) crowd.
On leaving one patron was heard to say
to Barbi,
"Don't
break a hip now". Fun was
had by all and another 'day in paradise'
was concluded.
"Music
expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent"