It all gets a bit emotional...

Today was our presentation at the Rotary District Conference and I think I can say it took us by surprise how emotional we got. As it was our last presentation of the trip we included a photo montage of our time in Brazil with Steve suggesting The long and winding road as the soundtrack... Actually, on reflection, we should have known there would be tears. What made it more emotional was the fact that so many people who had worked tirelessly to make our trip so special were there in the audience. Infact, we weren´t the only ones with tears in our eyes, which then made us cry more-agggh.

Again I think I speak for all of us when I say that we`ve had one of the best experiences of our lives and we are incredibly grateful to Rotary and our individual clubs for giving us such an incredible opportunity. No holiday would ever have given us the insight into the culture and life in Brazil as this has. We know how lucky we are and we can´t wait to tell you all about it.

On a slightly different note, last night was an experience of a whole different kind. We took part in the conference talent contest (non-negotiable apparently hmmmm) in what can only be described as improvisation act devised after 10 minutes locked in a room. Let`s just say Brazil football shirts, Union Jack umbrellas, a flashing dickie bow and a very wet Steve. I am just hoping that this is one part of the trip that will remain locked in the vault of embarrassing moments. haha.

Tonight is the district Governor`s meal and we look forward to sharing the event with Arno Voight and his wife and many Brazilian friends we have met along the way.

We also brought with us  some items to auction. A liverpool shirt tranmere shirt and everton ball signed by the teams were very popular and we also had various other items that we managed to smuggle out of the UK !
We were delighted that in total we raised about £550 !!!  This will go to the Orpahange in Manaus  and will be managed by Willliam who will keep us updated on what the money is used for !!!!  A great night was had by all !!!

liverpool kits are delivered to a school in a very poor area of Porto Vehlo. A lovely 

Ursy's worst nightmare !!  BBQ  like i've never seen before !

With District governor Arno and His wife Soldi  at the conference

£550 raised in an auction!  Unbelievable!! 

Im singing in the rain!!

Governor Arno with his signed Liverpool  shirt ( also signed by Romario )

A new school uniform for the kids!

Lots of tears and a standing ovation as we deliver our last presentation.