Sunday, July 22, 2012

15th to 17th July


I feel I need to "bring us home" in order to fully complete the diary of our 3 week tour! 
We were up at 3am on Sunday morning and ready to leave Cincinnati by 4am en route to the airport.  As so many choirs were flying out of Cincinnati our large group had to make a split and a detour in order to get to New York.  The going was very slow, what with only 2 people on duty at the check-in and all the security one is expected to pass through.  I eventually ran to the plane with as many boys as had come through security with 5 mins before take-off - but fortunately they held the plane until all 32 of my charges were on board.  We flew the two and a half hours to Philadelphia where, on arrival, we had to secure a flight to NY for Bonita as she was told there was not enough room on "our" plane from Philadelphia to NY.  Fortunately we managed to secure a seat for her at 11:30am whereas the balance of us would be flying at 13:15.  Thereafter we settled down for our 3 hour wait - eating and watching Eliane's dvd footage.  At about 12:30 an employee of the airline we were flying on pulled me aside and said that our luggage would not fit on the plane.  When I saw the plane I understood the truth of her words.  A small turbo-propped plane (pappa-charlie) stared back at me from the runway! After organising that our luggage be couriered to our hotel in New York we stood in line to board the plane.  Then I was told that not all the boys would be able to get on the flight!  Even I have my limits - my eyes flashed and I said,"I will not leave without my boys!"  And then we were all on the flight!  What a fun flight it was filled with only Kearsney boys and staff. The plane was small and felt the turbulence on the 45 minute journey, the air hostess told the boys that if anybody needed drinks they should ring their service attention bell as she could not serve them as she would normally.  Well, a cachophany of bell ringing greeted our ears as 32 boys pressed the button calling for attention.  The boys also raised their arms and 'rode the turbulence' as they had the rides at Cedar Point.  We arrived in NY to be met by Mike and Ruben who were to drive us around NY for our last day.  We checked into the Hyatt and were ready to leave an hour later for supper and a show.  As we were about to leave, our luggage arrived, couriered from Philadelphia - excluding one.  Poor Milo - but he received it the next day just prior to our departure!  We went to the Jeckyll and Hyde restaurant - filled with atmosphere and fascinating nooks and crannies plus an actor who literally was a creepy fellow.  From there we went on to the Blue Man Group - an amazing 2 hour show with not one word spoken by the three blue-faced actors.  They used light, music facial expression and audience participation to the full.  It was slightly unnerving seeing plastic rain jackets draped over the front chairs for the audience to wear.  Wesley Lazenby participated in the show - he was asked before-hand if he was willing.  Difficult to describe but humorous and enthralling.  Back to the hotel for the last night in NY.  We left at 8 am, after waiting for a few who had not woken to their alarms, and checked in for our Emirates flight.  Again, a long, slow check-in process with queues of people and only 2 passport checks and security points open.  Finally we were on the plane and about to embark on a 20 hour flight home.  The boys were comatose for the majority of the 2 flights rousing themselves briefly to shop in Dubai.  Landing in Durban the anticipation of seeing loved ones grew as we assembled all our luggage and appeared through the doors into the arrivals hall.....

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