There is a bug doing the rounds but, thankfully, it is mild in its workings and seems to have petered out. Sum total: 3 Gents and 2 boys. Our fastidious and regular hand washing seems to have done the trick. Considering what could have been (I remember the Form 5 French trip of 2009 with a shudder), we have been lucky.
The boys enjoyed an excellent day yesterday which started with a lazy morning by the pool. We then caught the bus to the university campus for a rehearsal of the Mozart Coronation Mass, joined by a top student choir and orchestra from the University of Texas. After a picnic lunch (which we ate indoors because it was too hot outside) the boys and the Gents went bowling in the superb Union Underground. In the evening, we ate at a restaurant called Friscos which is in the suburbs of Austin. This was a terrific experience; I doubt that they get many foreigners there, let alone choirs, and it was lovely to be a part of the real America and eat chicken fried chicken (sic) and drink iced tea. The patrons were treated to a rendition of Surfing USA and everybody had a thoroughly good time.
There has been an unfortunate trend amongst the boys of purchasing bouncy balls from gift shops. This has, in part, been fostered by the gentlemen's game called 'Pat Ball', which the men seem to play whenever they find a wall, a tennis ball and five minutes to spare. One might call it urban squash played with the hand (hence the 'pat' bit). Anyway, I can hear the monotonous thumping of a ball as I type, which does at least indicate that Alec and Andrew are awake. I think the themes for today will be the confiscation of rubber balls and much relaxing (with a barbecue tonight).
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