Sunday, December 27, 2015

San Diego Marching Band Trip - Day 1 & 2

Sunday, December 27 - San Diego, CA

We made it!  It took three flights (one leaving on the 25th) going to three different airports and all 288 of us joining up by 4:30 pm on Saturday.  Everything went smoothly and everyone is safe and still healthy (knock on wood)!  The plane to LA was delayed a bit due to waiting in line for the de-icing truck to spray it down but we still made it to the hotel on time.  What a great group of ambassadors!  We received many compliments in the airport and on the plane regarding how well they are carrying themselves.  The hotel is beautiful with an amazing view of San Diego and the bay.  We’re finding out, however, it is hard to have 288 excited and energetic people (mostly under the age of 17) be “ninja-like” in the hotel when we come and go and when we are hanging out.  We’re more like a herd of elephants!  There’s a bit of a learning curve for youth groups that have to share hotel space with other guests who might not be as excited we’re here as we areJ  We’ll get there…
For dinner, we enjoyed a bountiful buffet of savory seafood at the “Savory Seafood Buffet”.  We had the whole place to ourselves and, boy, where they ready for us!  They had plenty of food including prawns, crawfish, octopus, crab, and sushi.  Some students were quite adventurous trying new things while others hung out in the safety of the salad bar.  The students are truly having an amazing adventure and it has only just begun!  Wish us luck today as we have our first performance in Balboa Park in the Plaza de Panama.

-Mr. Richter













































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