Welcome Dinner and Reunion

Back at it bright and early, the team was headed to the Rose Gardens in Mornington which have been an ongoing project by local Rotary members looking for a way to add some colour to the city. We learned about the obstacles and achievements that they faced over the years with getting this worthy project off the ground to were it is today. The roses were stunning - like colours from a children's paint box, every rich colour combination could be found here. Stunning crimson reds with soft buttercup yellow, dark burgundy and crisp solid white roses. Despite the drought, the colours were still brilliant.
From there we headed out to Cranbourne Botanical Gardens where we saw beautifully landscaped gardens displaying native plants to the area. We took some fun pictures and saw (what we think) were controlled burned areas inside the park and got out just before the dark clouds rolled in.
Our group then returned to Mornington for lunch of award-winning meat pies and milkshakes (some people doubled up on the meat pies!). We then had the opportunity to reunite with a few of the GSE Australian team members that had visited Canada back in October. We met for a few drinks and some shopping in Mornington.
Finally, we had time to get home and get cleaned up for our District Rotary Welcome Dinner. There was a great turnout and we had the opportunity to meet with the rest of the GSE Aussie team, some of our future host families and some of our new friends. It was a great opportunity for our team to give our first official presentation on Aussie soil and to answer questions about Canada. We had some great feedback on the presentation which was great to hear seeing this was our first crack at it. Looking forward to our last official day in Mornington. We're keeping our fingers crossed that the wind slows down so we can still go sailing...xxx