Christine here -
Thursday, March 13th was “back to reality day” when we checked out of the RACV and headed to Shepparton for the District Conference. A limo picked us up from the RACV and the poor limo driver’s eyes almost popped out to his head when he saw the amount of luggage we had (we like to blame Aaron because his duffel bag can fit a human body…but all of us contribute to the problem).
We met up with the folks from RC Glenferrie, had some lunch and were reminded of what a small world this really is. Judy ran into a former colleague, Bob Scott, who she knew from her ACI Worldwide days. It took Judy a minute to figure out where she knew him from…after all, what are the odds of running into someone you know in Melbourne?! A few delicious sandwiches later, we headed out for a road trip to “The Shep.”
It’s something like 110 degrees here and we’re a long way from the ocean. What is an American to do? Why, cool off with lots of international food and wine at the Welcome Reception in the park with 850 of our closest Rotarian friends. Seriously, it was like a massive family reunion with lots of hugging, kissing and screaming as we reunited with friends and host families from the past three weeks. We didn’t stay out too late and were again given the opportunity to bond ever closer as a team at the motel.
