More and more of the same up here- we have had some beautiul weather, some wild storms,some COLD days, a lightning strike here in Wells, the occasional grizzly sighting, mosquitos the size of horseflies, horseflies the size of ground squirrels, and ground squirrels so fat you would swear they are baby grizzlies... Just a recap of some significant events...
Last Tuesday we had the second Wells cabaret here in town which was full of more sketches, a cowboy song based on brokeback mountain, and I sang the song "Dear Boss" while wrapped in bandages... This past Tuesday was another cabaret, this one COMPLETELY sold out- Kate did a character piece, and we both did an infomercial, both of which were very well received... We've also been rehearsing MACBETH- Kate as a blind witch, and myself as a mild-mannered psychopathic right hand man of Macbeth...
It's been a couple of weeks of surprise and expected visitors. Kate's friend Ross, who was in her acting class in Victoria, appeared at our door one night. He was in town with a firefighting crew and was a terrific surprise- we shared war stories- him of grizzlies and fires, us of tourists and stage coaches. A few days later we ran into the parents of Kate's best friend in elementary school on the streets of Barkerville, and Wednesday night Kate's sister Jessica and her boyfriend Daryl came into town- we were expecting them, of course, and it was great to see them! They came into town and watched us in our daily antics, and we had a terrific day off Thursday, spending most of the day basking in the sun and swimming. Then Kate's parents (Tom & Trudy) and two friends of their family, Ann & Vic came up, and we all had a great supper around the campfire, including another delicious MEAT CAKE as well as vegetable packets and sticks wrapped in Bisquick. Jess & Daryl left on Saturday morning, and Tom & Trudy take off on Monday morning.
The park has been pretty steadily busy, with big groups for our tours, lots of foreigners, and flocks of kids roaming the streets, terrorized by us, and terrorizing us in equal turns! We're starting to get a little loopy- switching roles, ad libbing ad nauseum, and just plain breaking down when things get absurd... The crowning moment thus far was when were doing our PIRATES OF PENZANCE finale out in the street in the pouring rain, and someone dropped a golf ball-sized jawbreaker off one of the balconies. Never one to pass up a body part, I immediately declared it as the eyeball of the Pirate King, and things just went downhill from there, ending with both the audience and us weeping with laughter as the sky opened up with a torrential downpour. Bodes well for time to come!
Hope everyone had a good July- drop us a line any time- it's always good to hear from the outside world!
More soon...
Tyler & Kate
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Sounds like things are swimming right along. I finished my walk on Sunday..it was 37one day, 34 the next. We lost a fair number to the heat but it was amazing. Lots of tears and group singing and ice. Thanks for your help in getting me there!
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