Arrived in good shape after an interesting 7 hour chat with a cyclist from Camborne - interesting as my partner is also a cyclist from Camborne, Cornwall! Flying over Australian desert for 3 hours makes you realise the enormmous size and scope of the country.
First stop was an awards ceremony at the Parliament House - well best to start at the top! The event was to celebrate National Volunteers Day and there were some amazing people to meet there that completed an amazing number of charitable tasks - quite humbling to see. Ranged from a 90+ year old woman who started volunteering in 1941 with the Red Cross (she didnt even win!) to the only young woman in Australia who flies helicopters and rescues people in dangerous circumstances - she didnt win either!
Met another British Winston Churchill Fellow who was engaged in a similar project and was useful to pick up some tips from her, thanks Vanessa Shahani! Also talked to the Minister about my project.
After that explored Sydney - the usual stops - Opera House, Circular Quay, Darling Harbour and Botanic Gardens and restaurants, oyster bar and other interesting spots. Lots more planned...
and many invitations already that I am having to pick and choose who I see ..like dances at a waltz!
2 comments:
Yor blog looks great!!
thanks at least someone is reading it!
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