Once we got back to the Campus, there wasn't much time to rest. Unfortunately the "Night out on the town" plans were thrown in to a bit of disarray when the Talent Show re-scheduled the second half of the acts for tonight - it meant we had to be back before 9:00pm so that our three performers could get ready for the 9:30 show. As well, Joy had an earlier interview for her MILSET application, which would give her a great opportunity to present her project at a worldwide forum if accepted.
So our night on the town became an "Evening at Riverside Park", back where we had gone for the Zoo BBQ earlier. This is a great little park with lots of green space and a few activities that captured the attention of our group, such as the long slide-tunnel. And Frisbee was another hit, as we waited for Jim to arrive with our Pizzas... and then there was ice cream cake! With Andy's birthday on Friday, and Meagan's on Saturday, there was a lot to celebrate!
Then there was the fact that nobody remembered to bring forks or spoons for the cake, but such a small issue can't put a damper on a team such as this!
Ordinarily this much activity would be enough to fill a number of days, but we were not done yet - Part Two of the talent show got under way!
Unfortunately the unplanned split of the Talent Show into two parts caused some confusion, including the fact that a lot of students were off-campus "on the town", and others didn't even know the details of the show times. Yet this did not stop an almost-full house from attending and cheering on the participating students. Calvin had the tough job of starting first, and dealing with technical glitches of microphone issues - but he handled the glitches and delays like a pro, and gave a great singing performance.
Meagan followed with a wonderful tap-dance routine, and Andy absolutely wowed the crowd with his own tap-dance number. Unfortunately the lighting in the theatre was poor, so we don't have many good pictures to post - but we'll dig some up from the CWSF photographers. Everyone had a great time today, and a lot of very tired bodies finally crawled in to bed. The good news is that tomorrow we switch morning bus times, and so get to leave (and sleep in!) 45 minutes later.
