Thank You Gunnedah and Coonamble. Hello Narrabri.

We've recently moved from the town of Coonamble to Narrabri. Here's the team at the Coonamble Museum.

Before Coonamble we found ourselves in Gunnedah. We enjoyed a tour of the cotton farm and our afternoon picnic on Pensioner's Hill (complete with bagpipes!).

Below is the team on our way to Narrabri, our current home. Archie was kind enough to give us a sample of his finest wines and ports.

Photos From the Last Couple of Weeks

Port Macquarie-BBQ
















The team at the bonfire





















Forest Stream-Nambucca Heads-Macksville













Koala's, kanga's and elephants?





















Kookaburra













Taree-BBQ at sunset













Taree BBQ-Thank you to our hosts!





















Valley of the Mist-Nambucca Heads/Macksville





















Nambucca Heads-Surf Boat

Thank You Taree and Tamworth

The team spent the end of last week in Taree before heading to Forster-Tuncurry for a break last weekend. After the break the team headed to the country capitol of Australia, Tamworth. We enjoyed some sight seeing between vocational visits and presentations. We'd like to thank our host families in both cities for opening their homes to us.

Nambucca Heads

Here are some photos from our Nambucca Heads stay. We truly enjoyed our time in Scotts Head and our tour in the Valley of the Mist.

More Photos to Come

Stay tuned for pictures from Nambucca Heads and Port Macquarie!

Coffs Harbour, Nambucca Heads, and Port Macquarie--Oh My!

The team spent then end of last week in beautiful Coffs Harbour. We made our presentation to the Coffs Harbour Rotary and enjoyed a vocational day as well. The Coffs Harbour club was kind enough to arrange a relaxing day for us on Saturday on a catamaran . We are very grateful for the hospitality that our host families extended to us.

We spent Sunday through Tuesday in Nambucca Heads. After a day of water skiing and tubing on Sunday we presented to the club on Monday evening at the Ex Services Club. We'd like to thank our Nambucca Heads host families for their generous hospitality as well.

Last night was our first evening in Port Macquarie. We had a great tour of Billabong where the team had an opportunity to pet kangaroo's, koala's, and wallabies! We also had a relaxing tour of the rain forest. Thank you to the members of the Rotary for welcoming us into your town yesterday. We're looking forward to our day of learning with our various vocational visits.

Thank You Armidale, Hello Coffs Harbour

We bid farewell to Armidale today and headed down to Coffs Harbour this morning. This beautiful coastal town will be our home for the next few days. We'd like to thank our host families in Armidale for their wonderful hospitality. We also appreciated the warm welcome by Armidale's Mayor who made us honorary citizens of Armidale!

Thank you to everyone who took time out of their busy schedules to give us a guided tour of your beautiful town and for taking us to see Dangar Falls, Ebor Falls, and Wollomombi Falls. We'd also like to thank Peter and Wendy for the fantastic bbq the night before our departure.

Thank you to Coffs Harbour for welcoming us this evening and to our host families for allowing us to stay in their beautiful homes. Tomorrow we're off on vocational visits.

We've Arrived!

The team arrived in Sydney on Saturday, Aussie time (Friday, US time), full of excitement.....but a little tired. Everyone enjoyed a few days of down time to get accustomed to our new schedule before heading off to Armidale today. We were warmly greeted by District Governor, Mr. Barry Hacker and his lovely wife Bronwyn along with GSE Chair Wendy Mulligan and members of the local Rotary Clubs.

Today we had an opportunity to tour the city and visit the beautiful Dangar Falls followed by a lovely welcome dinner at Bob and Margaret's beautiful home. We are truly grateful to our host families and everyone who came to greet us today.

Our First Presentation

Our team would like to thank the Rotary Club of Miramar-Pines for their hospitality this afternoon. The team made their first presentation during their meeting at the Pembroke Pines Country Club. We truly appreciate the warm welcome and guidance.

Only 7 days to go!

Family Reunion

The team had a chance to gather together in Pinecrest at the home of Rotary of Coral Gables member Fred and Annette Baddour. We had a chance to meet and greet each other's families. Our team would like to thank Fred and Annette for their wonderful hospitality and our families for their support!

11 Days To Go

(L-R) Carl, Helen, Grace, Kelly, Aresh, Bryan

11 days left before District 6990's GSE Team to Australia takes off! The team looks good in their first official photo.

First Team Photo

Our very first meeting back in December 2011. The team stands in front of a map of the world, ready for our journey around the globe.

Last night the team met at Bokampers in Miaramar, FL to work on the details of the trip. We also celebrated a birthday. Happy Birthday Grace!

Stay tuned for more on our preparation for Australia!

(L-R) Bryan, Kelly, Carl, Grace, Aresh, and Helen

Welcome to Our Blog

District 6990's GSE Team is headed to Australia and we'd like to share our journey with our friends back home. Thanks to the Rotary Foundation, we are on our way to the experience of a lifetime. This years team is headed to New South Wales on the East coast of Australia. Kelly, Grace, Helen, Alex, and Brian will be lead Carl through this incredible adventure. Stay posted as we prepare to take flight February 9th-March 12th.