Aloha!
Sorry about the lateness of this post. I needed to get a good night’s rest last
night after a couple grueling days in a row.
Here’s what you missed.
Yesterday was a very early start for us. We woke-up the boys around 6:25 am and ran
them through the continental breakfast before boarding the bus for Evansville,
Indiana. Since we were virtually on the other
side of Missouri by Kansas City, we had a long day ahead of us in the bus. 410+ miles.
The boys did a great job getting ready and we were on the road by 7:15.
By 9:30 we were ready for our first rest area, which
turned-out to be a little more rustic than we were hoping for. It actually was just a few permanent
out-houses attached to a parking lot.
Not a big deal when you carry around hand sanitizer by the gallon.
As we were coming in to St. Louis, we played a History
Channel documentary on the building of the Gateway Arch. The freeway in St. Louis goes right by the
Arch, so the boys were able to get a good look at it from their seats. It was quite eye-opening to see just how many
boys had already been in it with the LOLCB.
We sure do get around the country well – especially the Midwest.
For lunch we had the choice of McDonald’s or The Cracker
Barrel. Cracker Barrels are typically
very good to us and the boys get a good meal to boot. (I like it because they have the little games
the boys can play at the table to keep them entertained.) When we pulled into the Cracker Barrel
parking lot, I pretty much gave-up on the idea of us being able to eat there
because of all the cars. A breast cancer
walk was happening in the area and the place was packed. I ran in to get a map of all the other
Cracker Barrels however and one of the hostesses talked me into talking with a
manager before I gave-up on us eating there.
The manager promised he would have us in and out in an hour, which I
balked at, but he reassured me.
So I took him at his word and brought the boys into the sea
of pink walkers. One hour and 50 minutes
later, we emerged full, but well behind schedule. This pretty much made me crabby for the rest
of the day. The afternoon rest period
was a longer one since the boys didn’t get quite as much sleep the night before
as I would’ve liked.
We were scheduled to arrive at the church at 3:30 to prepare
for mass, but thanks to our lunch, we didn’t actually make it until 4:00 –
giving us only 30 minutes to prepare.
The boys are champs though, and they handled it very well. The Cathedral in Evansville, Indiana is
amazing, as you can see from the photos.
The people are equally as nice.
Following Mass, the church hosted a chicken dinner for us. It was very good!
The concert was another very solid performance from the
Rockstar Boys Choir.
As they have done the three
nights before, they entertained the audience and brought them on a musical
journey through the concert. So many
members have been commenting on how much they love “Minnesota Morning”. It is without a doubt the favorite amongst
the audience.
After the concert, the boys cleaned-up and met their host
families. This is one of the areas in
which we need to improve yet. Typically,
I like to shoot for a 15 minute clean-up time for the boys, but we are still in
the 20’s for time. It really just comes
with practice, and the more we can rehearse it, the better.
The boys are doing very well for Day Five. Health wise, they
are all in great condition, drinking plenty of water and getting plenty of
sleep. Tomorrow is onto Mammoth Cave in
Kentucky before driving to Hilliard, Ohio in the Columbus area.
Until then,
P.J.
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