September 1, 2012 - Guatemala Rehearsal and Show

If I remember correctly, breakfast was at 6am with departure for the stadium at 7am. So. Tired. All. Day.But it went reasonably well. The show was assembled in on rehearsal block and we headed back to the hotel for a few hours to rest and get ready for the show. Also, we found a new furry friend.Eventually we named her Voltaire, or Volt for short.Spencer pointed out that I had a huge rip in my shorts. Luckily Brandon in the guard had a sewing kit that he let me borrow, I spent most of our down time sewing my shorts. That's what I get for only having one pair of shorts with me for the trip.We headed back to the show, ready to rock.Unfortunately things were running late, so instead of performing at 7 the corps performed at 9 or so. That was alright though, because we got to watch a few of the other groups perform. I was especially impressed with Patria Drum and Bugle Corps from Quetzaltenango, Guatemala.Their show was a love story with a wedding, jealousy, and violence. It was awesome!Finally the Blue Devils took the field and put on a great show. All of the soloists were phenomenal, and the ensemble stuff was great too.I felt awkward being the only non-corps member anywhere even close to the "stage" so I kind of hid behind a nearby speaker tower. Unfortunately that meant I couldn't get as many close shots as I would have like.Afterwards there were fireworks.What seemed like days later we got back to the hotel where I spotted bigfoot.Why are photos of bigfoot never in focus?!The day came to a close with the hope of a bit more sleep in preparation for the System Blue clinic in the morning.To be continued!