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Luisa, Ishmael, Jim, Hank, Vicki and ED

Yours truly and Luisa stayed on for a couple of days with Ed and Vicki and on Sunday afternoon we were guests of the South Edmonton Club at their post scavenger hunt BBQ at Gary's. Guess what - it was another fine day in Canada. We and Jim who was also staying over for a couple of days were once again given the best of hospitality and fellowship and we had the opportunity to meet the Members of our host Club.

The winners of the Hunt were presented, see photo, then Ed Korbyl asked Jim and I to give a quick feedback on the Group Friendship Exchange which we did and we also managed to field quite a few questions raised by the Members.

Hank who had been hosting Jim arrived just at the end of the BBQ, he had been over to the Birmingham Conference and had been visiting friends in London. Jim was delighted to find that Hank was slightly shorter than he was, contrary to all that we had been led to believe! The other photo shows Ishmael and Luisa, Hank and Jim and Vicki and Ed.

On the Monday Luisa and I had a quiet day, giving a final oiling to our whales, then over to Columbia Awards - Ed's Business where we saw laser engraving on metal and wood- cool stuff - we met Ed's staff and Jim would have enjoyed meeting a 6'8" Scot's descendant, sorry no battery in the camera again. Then we had an Italian lunch and a lazy pm before catching the plane to London. When Ed and Vicki dropped us at the airport it was a "fine sunny day!" but an hour later it had turned to thunder and lightening and the airport was closed down for an hour. Then we were away and landed only 40 minutes late at Heathrow and after connections we arrived at Edinburgh 10 minutes early. Having discovered that Andy Murray had made it to the 1/4 finals of Wimbledon.

At the house we were surprised to find food in the fridge- obviously our Australian visitors have had a positive effect on our kids! Only one day left for me as Secretary of the Club but I have received plenty of end of year and start of year correspondence.