The Tempest

We saw The Tempest in the evening at the outdoor theater. Before going to the play, we went to the orientation and then to the Green Show.

The Tempest, one of Shakespeare’s last plays is a comedy set on a remote enchanted island. The plot revolves around Prospero, the rightful Duke of Milan, as he works to restore his daughter Miranda to her rightful place using illusion and skillful manipulation. He conjures up a storm, the tempest, to lure his brother Antonio, who has stolen the position of the Duke of Milan, and his co- conspirator, Alonso, the King of Naples to the island. There, Prospero is able, with the help of Ariel, a spirit and servant, to bring about the revelation of Antonio's lowly nature, the redemption of the King, and the marriage of Miranda to Alonso's son, Ferdinand.

The following morning we went to the Literary Seminar where the play from the previous night was discussed.  Everyone there agreed that it was truly a magical production.

After that was over, we went to the Costume Seminar… this is the robe from King John that we saw later in the week.

We went for a bite of lunch at Ricardo’s and then to Mickey D’s…

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Time for Culture

Recently we returned for culture in Utah where we attend the Utah Shakespeare Festival. (our 23rd year!)

We started our journey by flying from Nashville to Las Vegas.

Of course, we had to eat a bite of breakfast before we boarded!

We met our friends J and D at baggage claim, got a car and found a place to eat! It was a change for us from In-n-Out Burger and was a great burger!

We then drove to Hoover Dam where we took the dam tour!

The new bridge across the Colorado River…

Just the facts…

Augusta, Here She Comes!

On Monday, R competed in the Georgia regional competition of Drive, Chip and Putt.  She had qualified earlier this summer. 

There were winners in each of the events…she was 3rd in Putting, 1st in Chipping and 1st in Driving.  Then it was announced that she was the overall winner.

She is one of 11 girls in her age division across the country who will compete at the Masters on the Sunday before the Masters begins.

Heading Home

We needed some energy before hitting the road!  Love the smile on the young man!

Entertainment and beverage…ready to go!

Rain, Sun and Fun

This morning we woke up to rain so after breakfast we went to Redbox for a couple of movies.

We watched one of them before lunch…

we had to improvise to cut the pizza…

It cleared off, so off to the beach we went…

it wasn’t long before a volleyball game got started.

Tripp got several good hits including serves.

the kids wanted to stay later than usual so they could play volleyball so we went to the Flying W Steakhouse for supper.

We came back to the condo and watched the other movie before going to bed.

Great Day at the Beach

Mike and I got up early and put the tent up!  It’s finally time for a few days at the beach.

We enjoyed the balcony until the sleeping beauty woke up!( After a little encouragement!)

Then we ate breakfast, lathered up with sunscreen and headed for the big ones…only the waves were really just swells. But it’s still the beach and you can always have fun.

They joined a volleyball game…with R being the only girl.

T thinks that he may have a lost member of Duck Dynasty on his team!

We came back upstairs for our traditional beach lunch…

and before the afternoon was over, they had found another volleyball game.

Dinner was at Captain Anderson’s

We played Chicken Foot and watched TV

What gorgeous ringlets when you let your hair dry naturally and don’t brush it!