Wesley Bell Ringer 2017 Summer tour - DAY 3 - Modesto California to Bakersfield California - Monday June 12h, 2017

   What do you do on a day which doesn't require a lot of bus time & not a lot of options for sightseeing or touring???  You improvise!  On day three The Wesley Bell Ringers left Modesto eager to "find" something fun & they did!  An hour diversion to the west to Gilroy, the garlic capital of the WORLD provided a stop at a roadside stand/shop called, GARLIC WORLD where the Wesley Bell Ringers had a chance to try some garlic delicacies such as garlic ice cream.  And of course, who wasn't excited for a photo op as a giant clove of garlic?!?! 




Connor VW

Ella

Anna

Bobbie

Charlie

Emma

Holden

Jack S

Katie

Liam

Mady

Marko

Nolan

Pamela

Connor S

Jack B

Molly garlic

A great learning lesson happened at Garlic World as well:  When the group decides to buy & try a hot sauce called "Satan's blood" which claims to be 3,000 times hotter than any hot pepper -  stand back & watch out.  The faces below said it all! 

Oh Emma....

The Wesley Bell Ringers 3rd concert was booked as a private event at the Solera Bay at Kern Canyon in Bakersfield, home of Holden's Great Aunt Nancy & Uncle Jim.  It's a rare exception for the Wesley Bell Ringers to play in a non church venue & this night was a special treat.  The Wesley's played to a packed house of Solera Bay residents who were overwhelmed with the level of talent & variety of music that The Wesley Bell Ringers played.  The choir played their best show yet (I probably will say this at every venue!) and were told after the show that The Wesley Bell Ringer's were THE BEST performing group they had ever had at Solera Bay! 

Holden with Great Aunt Carol & Cousin Doug - they traveled an hour away to support Holden



Uncle Him & Aunt Nancy  with Holden

And your ringer of the day is MARKO:

Get to know your Wesley Bell Ringers…
You can call me:	Marko (3rd year bell ringer)
If I were a hand bell, I would be a:	C3 Chime
My favorite Wesley Bell song is:	Fantasy on Kingfold
This tour I am most excited for:	Seeing the Southwest part of the country
What being a Wesley Bell Ringer means to me?	Being part of a family of people from different backgrounds & all over the country (and world) having this unusual connection between all of us.