Saturday night summary

The 3 choirs (Chamber Singers, Concert Choir, Treble Choir) all won gold (see 2 of them below) and an invitation to the Heritage Festival of Gold. This is an especially strong showing for the treble choir, and all the kids (and parents) should be extremely proud of their amazing performances.
Sorry I don't have more photos from the awards & dance, unfortunately I didn't have my camera with me, but the kids had a great time on the Hudson River, dancing on a chartered ferry with Manhattan glittering in the background. The weather participated by not raining on us (weather.com's prediction notwithstanding) and not being cold. Ziti & sandwiches were available for all to provide energy for the festivities.

Tomorrow will be our departure day; we check out of our hotels at 10AM and take a bus ride to Little Italy for a brunch & sight-seeing (how many sights can we actually see !?) and then a commute to the airport. So, tomorrow night we'll be home and this trip will only be a memory -- and, if I'm not mistaken, the subject of about 100 Facebook photo albums.

It's been a great (albeit short) trip, the kids have been terrific without exception and the performances were award-winning. However, I think we're all looking forward to sleeping in our own beds tomorrow night!

I hope to make another entry tomorrow before we board, but if not I'll just say it's been a pleasure to once again chaperone these talented kids, and to accompany these terrific adults (conductor + chaperones) on and exciting and busy vacation. See you soon!