Day 28 - Palm Springs Aerial Tram
After starting the day with conference preparations, the team attended the Rotary Club of Palm Springs for lunch and a presentation. We felt particularly at home as there was lots of fun and comaraderie (mateship) and we were flattered by all the 'happy dollars' donated in welcoming us. Thank you once again to President Judy Bronstein and all members for such a warm welcome.
After lunch we headed up the Mt San Jacinto moutain in the world's largest rotating tramcar at the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway. Once at the top, which sits 8,516ft above sea level, we did some 'ballroom' hiking and found a number of perfect lookouts over the Coachella Valley and Santa Rosa Mountains.
Joining us on the tram ride were visiting Rotarians from Uganda. John Kirkwood, Peter Kalbbala and Jack Ocholla are over in the US for six weeks promoting the Tofta Educational Trust which provides quality education for disadvantaged children. While here, John, Peter and Jack will be attending District Conference and the Rotary International Convention in Salt Lake City in Utah.
Special mention to Eric Broomfield, outbound GSE team member, for managing to ditch work and join us for lunch and the moutain tram ride. Given the number of GSE events we crashed back in Perth, was good to see the favour returned... like your style Eric!Last but certainly not least, special thanks to our informative tour guide Frank Peabody. We wouldn't have made it back out of the wilderness without you!
posted by Clare @ 9:42 am
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Great desert tan Clare! Enjoy the warmth while you can - winter officially kicks off tomorrow in Oz.
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