The weather was much cooler this morning and it was really pleasant sitting on the balcony writing up my blog with a cup of coffee. I cooked another American breakfast of bacon, franks and eggy bread with fruit and fruit juice. We went down to the pool area and Mary and I spent some time playing ball in the pool and going on the lazy river. Tom found this all rather boring and took himself off to his room and spent most of the day watching TV on his own. Sara joined in the fun entering the pool fully clothed - she forgot to bring her swimming costume with her! Unfortunately she banged her left knee against the pool ladder and was in terrible pain for quite some time. At 4 p.m. we set off for Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede - a horse show based on an American Civil War theme. We were first of all entertained by an amazing juggler who managed to balance a step ladder on his chin and performed other gravity defying acts for our entertainment. We were served sodas in boot shaped mugs which were were able to keep as souvenirs. After this we entered the main auditorium for the show proper. I have to say that the Americans do this kind of entertainment extremely well. We sat in the horseshoe-shaped auditorium and were served food as we watched the spectacle - creamed chicken soup, a whole rotisserie chicken (very sweet and tasty), a slice of pork loin, herbed-potato and corn on the cob followed by a flaky pastry apple turnover with unlimited sodas served in a mason jar to wash it all down. No cutlery was provied and we had to eat it all with our hands. Whilst doing this we were entertained by some amzing feats of horseman (and horsewoman) ship. The auditorium audience was split into two - North and South. We were Confederates for the evening and had to cheer our Southern team on. Tom had an opportunity to take part in a lasso act but declined. Despite being involved in an anti-slavery charity back home I still cheered for our Southern side which won the evening. A great night out - I really enjoyed it. The Americans show off their patriotism in a way which we English find so difficult. Back home Sara and I finished off the lovely bottle of Woodbridge wine whilst watching the Bond Movie -
Goldeneye. I also watched another stormchasing programme. I really love these and would love to go on a storm chase sometime and see really large tornadoes.
The weather was much cooler this morning and it was really pleasant sitting on the balcony writing up my blog with a cup of coffee. I cooked another American breakfast of bacon, franks and eggy bread with fruit and fruit juice. We went down to the pool area and Mary and I spent some time playing ball in the pool and going on the lazy river. Tom found this all rather boring and took himself off to his room and spent most of the day watching TV on his own. Sara joined in the fun entering the pool fully clothed - she forgot to bring her swimming costume with her! Unfortunately she banged her left knee against the pool ladder and was in terrible pain for quite some time. At 4 p.m. we set off for Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede - a horse show based on an American Civil War theme. We were first of all entertained by an amazing juggler who managed to balance a step ladder on his chin and performed other gravity defying acts for our entertainment. We were served sodas in boot shaped mugs which were were able to keep as souvenirs. After this we entered the main auditorium for the show proper. I have to say that the Americans do this kind of entertainment extremely well. We sat in the horseshoe-shaped auditorium and were served food as we watched the spectacle - creamed chicken soup, a whole rotisserie chicken (very sweet and tasty), a slice of pork loin, herbed-potato and corn on the cob followed by a flaky pastry apple turnover with unlimited sodas served in a mason jar to wash it all down. No cutlery was provied and we had to eat it all with our hands. Whilst doing this we were entertained by some amzing feats of horseman (and horsewoman) ship. The auditorium audience was split into two - North and South. We were Confederates for the evening and had to cheer our Southern team on. Tom had an opportunity to take part in a lasso act but declined. Despite being involved in an anti-slavery charity back home I still cheered for our Southern side which won the evening. A great night out - I really enjoyed it. The Americans show off their patriotism in a way which we English find so difficult. Back home Sara and I finished off the lovely bottle of Woodbridge wine whilst watching the Bond Movie - Goldeneye. I also watched another stormchasing programme. I really love these and would love to go on a storm chase sometime and see really large tornadoes.
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