Ngaruawahia High School Yearbooks 2010-2012 Kapa Haka Tour of Western USA 1998 | Page 240

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Above and below: Looking both ways in the food hall of Ontario Mills Mall. Huge variety of foods.

From 5:15pm to 7:00pm a lot of the group
got some serious repackaging of their suitcases
done before the noon departure of the hotel
tomorrow.
It took both Corrie and Te Whainoa to crush
down Sandy MacDonald’s suitcases so that they
could be zipped up!
The last evening meal of the tour was held
at the neighbouring Chinese smorgasbord where
the group celebrated the combined birthdays of Te
Waiti, Casey-Mia and Corrie with a cake supplied

by the restaurant.
Every member of the group was given the
opportunity to say what they had enjoyed about
the trip and what they had learned from the
experience.
Impromptu performances followed as they
entertained each other, much to the fascination of
other patrons in the restaurant (the group were
allocated a section to themselves where they
could eat and dance). Then it was back to the
hotel for a spa and bed by 11:00pm.