Our last full day in Waikiki was a "free day." No concerts or full group scheduled activities, but we managed to stay busy! One group spent the morning at the Honolulu Zoo. One group went to High Tea in the afternoon, while another attended an opera presented by the Hawaii Youth Opera Chorus. And we still had time for the beach and shopping. I heard about the giraffes and hippos at the zoo, and the amazing asparagus soup at high tea. The youth opera included references to Pali, Pearl Harbor, King Kamehameha, and other other pieces of Hawaiian history that our choristers would not have known about prior to this trip. And the beach once again did not disappoint.
While Beth Ann was writing her blog entry last night, I was reflecting on some of the images that I wanted to share from our day yesterday. Faces flushed from the climb up Diamond Head, running to the Shave Ice truck at the bottom of the hill. The whole choir singing to the staff at the scuba shack at Hanauma Bay (who had just given us a 30% discount on our snorkeling rental in return for a song!). The excitement of the girls running out of the water and telling us about the sea turtle they just saw. The crazy wind at the Pali Lookout, and all the pictures the girls tried to take while dealing with it. The rainbow on our way back in to Honolulu. The setting of our concert - windows behind the girls looking out toward the water. During the concert a longboarder went past, and a beautiful flock of birds flew by over the water.
Tomorrow morning we sing at the Lutheran Church of Honolulu before flying to Hilo. Happy 4th of July to all. More tomorrow evening!
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