Our last few days......

Trip Start Mar 14, 2008
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Trip End Apr 28, 2008


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Sunday, April 27, 2008

Friday began with another helping hand at the Kings' Castle, with most of the team helping out 350-400 people coming through the gates for church service and seupplies. We are still trying to work out what it is all about - maybe in a months time we might be able to rationalise what's happening.....ask Pete more when he returns and he will explain more.

We were picked up by Mike and driven to the District Conference at Irvine, Orange Country (actually out of the District). It was (felt like) 110 degrees, no air conditioning in the bus, but we made it and a quick dip in the pool was what happened.

Narelle, being the character she is, decided to try and bomb Luce - turned out she jumped in to the 3 foot end, when she thought it was 5 foot, and felt a ping in her leg. From that time on she was transferred in a wheelchair, causing much attention!!

The rest of the weekend was spent catching up with old hosts, drivers and other mates made along our journey. We presented on Saturday afternoon, a mix of trip photos and a speech along the theme of the Rotary "4 way test". We were met with a standing ovation (but we are thinking that it might have been because it was time to finish up!!)

The fires are raging in the mountains outside LA, we passed them on the way to South Pasadena, to rejoin with Conrad and Pat. We headed to their son's for a BBQ with past GSE teams and other friends we've made, had a swim and enjoyed Fosselmans' famous ice creams before heading home to relax tonight (Sunday). The boys are departing Monday night, Narelle left us this morning to pick up her daughter and spend the week at Disneyland, heading straight to the front of the line on her crutches!! Rhonda will be staying for another 2 weeks!!

I guess this might be the end of the entries in the blog, and the exchange. We are so sad to be departing our new friends and this wonderful country. However, our memories will come home with us and we will know that we have made friends for life......

Until then (we will be home so you can catch us then), stay safe!
Rhonda, Tim, Luce and Peter!!

PS. If you want to write to Rhonda while she's still travelling, please do so....Peter
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gsepamela
gsepamela on May 1, 2008 at 11:04PM

We miss you all!
Hello GSE team!
I heard from DG Don Hamilton that you all arrived home safely, and we miss you already. I'm glad you are back with your families, and hopefully regaling them with wonderful tales of your trip to the southwestern US. You set the standard for wonderful GSE teams!

Please stay in touch, and Rhonda/Narelle, if you see this while you are still here, let me know how you're doing!

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