NDSO California Tour, January 2013 Final Itinerary

NDSO California Tour, January 2013—Final Itinerary

Sunday 1/6/13 2:00 PM Meet ND DPAC depart 2:30 PM EST c. 4:00 PM CST Arrive St. Raphael Catholic Church 1215 Modaff Rd, Naperville, IL 60540 5 PM rehearsal, 7 PM performance Host family accommodation

Monday 1/7 6:00 AM Meet St. Raphael (or independent transport to MDW) 7:00 AM Arrive MDW airport Southwest 207, departs 8:50 AM, arrives LAX 11:25 AM Meet/Load bus upon arrival Transfer to Hermosa Beach Pier (beach/bike rental options); lunch on own

During Pier visit, bus goes to Long Beach Woodrow Wilson High School 4400 E 10th St, Long Beach, CA 90804, to pick up basses/percussion

3:15 Pickup group at Pier c. transfer to concert site: Manhattan Beach Community Church 303 S. Peck, MB CA 90266 Unload, bus released 3:50-5:20 PM rehearsal Dinner, 1st-half game-watch; 7:30 concert; Host family accommodation

Tuesday 1/8 c. 9:00 AM Load bus at MB Community Church, transfer to Redondo Beach King Harbor 10:00 AM Optional whale-watch boat excursion ($10.00 charge; picnic lunch provided on board) Voyager Whale Watching, 233 North Harbor Drive

During boat trip, bus returns to LAX to pick up group members arriving from Miami Principal flight (others arriving are to go to Terminal 4 to meet bus): AMERICAN AIRLINES FLT: 299 AR LOS ANGELES 1110A NON-STOP c.12:30 PM Bus returns to pick up boat trip passengers Transfer to 1/8-9 group hotel (arrive c. 2:30PM) Keranen returns to LAX to pick up Merryman, Sladek, perhaps Sonnick Stowe or Steines-B van detours to SNA to pick up Muench

BEST WESTERN PLUS Marina Shores Hotel 34280 Pacific Coast Hwy, Dana Point, CA, US 92629 Unload, check in; leave instruments on bus c. 4 PM Pizza dinner served at hotel Change into concert attire 5:00 Bus transfer to concert site: Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano 31522 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92693 Unload; bus released; Rehearsal, 7:30 concert c. 9:30 PM Bus pickup at concert site, transfer back to hotel Wednesday 1/9 7:30 AM load bus/vans—instruments only, in school concert attire 7:45 depart hotel for Long Beach Wilson High School 9:15-10:00 concert Return to hotel after concert; day free

4:30 PM Buffet dinner served at hotel Change into evening concert attire c. 5:30 PM Depart for concert site: La Purisima Catholic Church, 11712 Hewes St, Orange, CA 92869 Unload, bus released; 7:30 concert c. 9:30 PM Bus pickup at concert site, transfer back to hotel

Thursday 1/10 Checkout by 9:00 AM, with bags at bus 9:15 AM depart hotel c. 10 AM stop at Long Beach Wilson HS to drop off percussion equipment Continue on to The Getty Villa Malibu 17985 Pacific Coast Hwy, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 11 AM arrive Getty Villa c. 1:30 PM depart Getty Villa Transfer to Point Mugu State Park: Picnic lunch, hiking c. 4:45 PM Depart for concert site: St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church 24 Las Posas Rd, Camarillo, CA 93010 Unload, bus released Dinner, concert; Host family accommodation

Friday 1/11 9AM meet bus at St. Mary Magdalen Church c. 4:30 PM arrive Christian Brothers High School 4315 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95820 Dinner, 7:30 concert; Host family accommodation

Saturday 1/12 8:30 Load bus at Christian Brothers High School c.9:00AM Depart Christian Brothers High School Transfer to San Francisco Group hotels (group divided roughly equally): Columbus Motor Inn, Columbus Motor Inn 1075 Columbus Avenue San Francisco, CA 94133 Coventry Motor Inn, 1901 Lombard St. San Francisco, CA 94123 Day/evening free

Sunday 1/13 c. 6 AM/7 AM Early group departure transfer to SFO in vans c. 11:30 AM Bus Pickup at Coventry Motor Inn for main group flight Group flight transfer to OAK airport; unload, bus released Southwest 266, departs 1:55 PM, arrives MDW 8:05 PM Individual SWA flight transfer to SFO airport in vans Southwest 174, departs 1:50 PM, arrives MDW 7:55 PM, meet arriving group Charter bus back to ND, arrive ND c. 11:30 PM