After Saturday’s excitement, we capped off our stay in Shepparton by attending the closing ceremonies for the conference. So we packed up our things, checked out of the hotel and sat through a few presentations until about 1 p.m. in the afternoon.
Following the final presentation we met up with our new host families from the Echuca-Moama Rotary Club and made arrangements for the remainder of the day. Since we were about to pass out from hunger, most of us ate at Hungry Jacks, which is the Australian version of Burger King, complete with Double Whoppers. For the most part Whoppers are Whoppers no matter where you eat them – however, if you order the Aussie Burger, be prepared for eggs on your burger!
It was about an hour and a half drive to Echuca, and our new gracious hosts, planned nothing for the remainder of the day, knowing we would be exhausted from the conference (actually, I think some of our host Rotarians played too hard and needed a break too!). Everybody in the group had a nice quiet afternoon, which included some naps, pool time and general relaxation.
Echuca and Moama are bordering towns on two sides of the Murray River, with Moama falling on the North side of the river inside New South Wales. The rural city relies heavily on tourism as people come from all over the country to enjoy the river and its activities, including steam paddle boats.
