Sailboats & Sunshine

Today (Day 13) was transfer day between RC Essendon North and RC Point Gellibrand. The hand off was going to happen over lunch at the Pelican Landing restaurant in Williamstown. I know you’re thinking, “OMG…another hand off, how does this team do it?!” Well, aside from the fact that we’re TOTALLY amazing, this was the start of the long weekend, so we were looking forward to the next few days in Williamstown, a bay side community (translation: water, beaches, yachts, and lots of visitors enjoying their Labor Day weekend). Over lunch, we were informed that we were participating in the Altona parade the next morning. Of course, being Americans, we immediately needed to know if we were going to be throwing candy. FYI – pelting candy at small children is apparently not an Australian custom. However, the Club President was quick to embrace this American practice of ours and took me down to the Lolly Shop where, after sampling a couple of delightful bits of chocolate, we procured some candies for the parade. We’ll let you know how it turns out…

After a quick tour of Williamstown, we all went home with our host families and spent a few hours doing the exact same thing…napping. We were all reunited at my place (okay, my host family’s house) for an evening BBQ. It was a fanstastic night. The food was fabulous with something for everyone: prawns, oysters, fish, sausages, steak, salads and the biggest pavlova I have ever seen (kudos to the chef…it was light and fluffy and absolutely divine). It was another night spent laughing hysterically (with each passing day we seem to be getting funnier) and getting to know Rotary people (if you don’t know any Rotarians, I suggest you go out and meet a few… these are some good people and would definitely make a great addition to your next party.)