OMG it is hot, even though we are up early - hot and muggy!
After breakfast we spend a bit of time in the room doing the blog
and stuff then off to Walmart to fulfill our shopping list. We haven’t been to a Walmart for at least a couple
of weeks and it's crazy but we have missed it! We are soon reminded that OK State is one
of those which doesn’t sell wine in the supermarkets! No worries though, we have a rental car and, unlike a 39' motorhome, that can
be parked anywhere so google finds us a nearby 'Uncorked' outlet so we can get some wine to take to the rally. We meet up with Larry and Lois at their motorhome and spend a couple of happy hours 'reminiscing' before we need to go
over to watch the Native American Dancers Show at 4pm. The show was very instructive and the dancing and music sounded very traditional.
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| The headdress is made of porcupine quills and eagle feathers, and various skins make up the leggings and moccasins etc. |
There are real golden eagle feathers used in the dance regalia fans and these birds are protected so unless you are bequeathed them by elders you have to go on a waiting list until a golden eagle dies of natural causes and the bird is sent to the next valid person on the list - it can take up to 8 years to get one.
The dance show is followed at 5pm by a full bar service HH and that followed by a catered buffet dinner at 6pm. Our table is called pretty quickly so not much waiting for us and the food was very good. The after dinner entertainment is a Whodunnit
Dinner Theatre - we all thought Granny Sweetapple done it but it was Aldo Rado - evil man!
We missed the opening ceremony yesterday but Larry took a video of it for us. They were flying our Kiwi flag, along with the Canadian Maple Leaf and the Stars and Stripes and they sung our National Anthem - the Maori version and the English!! It was very touching, made us feel quite homesick! We felt very honoured!
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