Great last day in Leavenworth...

Today started shakily... my new best friend Sadie (the dog) woke me at 6:15am a full hour and a half before my alarm was set to go off!!!  However, I did manage to get to sleep (after petting her some!) and slept right through my alarm!!!  Thankfully I wasn't late for Connie to take me over to Red Tail Ranch, where I caught up with the team, Gary (my last host), Ross (the owner) and Gus, Cash and Dahlia (the dogs).  We had a fantastic hay cart tour where Ross explained about forest fires and how he manages his homestead.  Bud and Chip (the horses) took us on a smooth journey around the area, and I got to have a go at driving them (without the cart!).

Doug and I then won the horseshoe competition 6 points to Kieran and Penny's 4 points.  I must confess that Doug scored all our points, whilst I only managed to hit a tree (approximately 2m to the left and 2m higher than the actual target!).  Lunch was taken with the Leavenworth Rotary club and provided by Ross and his wife.  It was also the most picturesque setting for our presentation.

 Horse shoe champions!

Horse shoe loosers!

Sue presenting

Donna and Randy then took us into Leavenworth for some chill out time (aka shopping) and we managed to sneak in a glass of wine!  I met Terry at City Hall for 3pm and had an additional vocational visit with Connie, the City Planner who has recently completed a master plan project for the downtown area.  The plan has won a number of prestigious awards, so it was fantastic to have some time to talk abut how Connie achieved it, who was involved and how she got buy-in.  All relevant discussions that will relate to my work on the Public Realm in Waverley.  It was really inspiring and I hope to bring back some new ideas to get things moving along.

We then got back for dinner and a movie (Once), before doing some laundry and packing.  Tonight I will ensure my alarm is set nice and loud!

Hopefully I will be able to upload some pics when we get to our next stop :)
Sarah
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