Friday 23rd is, sadly, our last day in South Australia. A lot is planned but in the event we are sidetracked by two things--sending 4 parcels of mainly paperwork back to the UK (60 kg total!), which takes a long time, and also modifying the presentation for the final dinner to include lots of comments about experiences with vocational visits, host families, clubs etc. We take over the language school of Angus and Helen Tuck, Claire's hosts, for the entire morning for these tasks which means we miss a museum visit and shopping opportunity. Then we have a final wind-up meeting with Barbara Wheatcroft and her GSE Committee (see pic) and we are mutually very happy with the way the tour has gone in every respect. The final dinner is a combination of the Adelaide Light club and what was originally expected to be a small number of people we had met on the tour. In the event the numbers swelled out to 83, filling the large venue, and including people who travelled several hours to attend and are returning immediately after the dinner. Our updated presentation turns out to be exceptionally well received and we get a long standing ovation (pics to follow). Lots of people stay on until late and their is considerable merriment, emotion and Albert. I join Jacqui and her hosts Ron and Erica for a trip to the pub and eventually get back to the storage shed at 2 30am!!
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