BOAT CRUISE

Since the time for our departure is drawing near, events of all kinds are starting to fill our days off. On a sunny Monday afternoon, I held a wine tasting seminar for the cast, graciously hosted by our ever-generous friend Kate at her restaurant, South Coast.

 Kate put together a beautiful list of 14 different wines, comparing old world to new world styles as well as providing fantastic nibbles through the afternoon. We were hoping that the food might help keep everyone from getting too drunk but there were a lot of dehydrated people at the show the next day. I heard, after the fact, that the twenty or so of us that were there went through three cases of wine.  

 

Kiwi Tim & I 

 

 

Our physio, Emma

and Michael who plays hyena Ed 

A good time was certainly had by all and some people even took notes worthy of a university lecture!

On a more recent Monday afternoon, a group of us headed out on a boat cruise into the Johor Strait, the strip of water that separates Singapore from Malaysia. Another event organized by Kate, including Lion King cast as well as some of the people from Voyage de la Vie, the circus show on Sentosa Island. A truly fantastic day of eating, drinking, swimming and cavorting. 

I did learn one important lesson: DON'T DRINK VODKA WITH RUSSIANS !!!

 

Pre-launch at the stunning Raffles Marina

 

 

 

Happy Campers

 

 

 

Joilson serves sausage

 

 

 

 

 

 

Russian bread with a Brazilian filling

Partying

 

Peaceful

 

Slightly damaged after a Russian vodka pounding

In spite of my vodka intake, I did have a fascinating conversation with a young woman who grew up in the circus training elephants and bears. (And in the "Ain't it a small world?" category, she even worked at African Lion Safari in Cambridge, Ontario !) It was great to hear her take on animal training (and see the scars on her arms left by grumpy bears). And I thought I led an unusual life.

Though we are coming up fast to our closing date, life at the theatre, and in Singapore, continues on. There is still a show to do every day on top of all the extra work of organising to exit the country. Not even a meerkat can escape the tasks of  'life administration'.

 ...and Singlish continues to entertain...