Great T shirt, Steve

After the hat yesterday! It has been lovely to see the variety of ways we have been made to feel welcome. New Zealand seems to be a popular destination for Colorado people. We have seen several New Zealand T shirts. Steve tells us that he has a whole new career as a pin up boy!!

Douglas County Victims' Assistance Programme

We were at the Douglas County Justice Centre this morning. There were a number of presentations that were inter linked and gave us a good view of how the sheriff's department, District Attorney's office and community agencies work together.
The security entering the building was state of the art and we stood in a security screening area on foot prints with our hands in the air, surrender style, while we were scanned.

Rotary Club of Cherry Creek Valley

The club must have had almost a full turnout and several guests as well to welcome us. In Colorado clubs start with an Inspirational spot and oath of allegiance. It's a great positive start to the meeting and Cherry Creek was no exception.

Prairie Canyon Ranch

Annie, Hollie and Judith, together with Rotarians Sue and Brian Gardner, Irv Buck and Irv's daughter, Courtney and grandchildren, Elias and Isabella visited a ranch (20 acres for 1 cattle beast) The country is very dry and barren but with a beauty. It was great to get out into the fresh air and walk over the hills and rocks.

Parker

Steve Watson and his wife Nancy are hosting Judith. We love the hat Steve!

We spent the morning at the Women's Crisis and Family Outreach Centre in Castle Rock where we had a great exchange of information.

Lunch was at the Old Stone Church, followed by shopping at an outlet mall and then some free time.

The Continental Divide

We travelled from Grand Lake to Parker today, crossing the Continental Divide. It was beautiful and covered in snow most of the way. Tonight the Parker and Cherry Creek clubs had a lovely casual dinner where we met a number of Rotarians.

Grand Lake

We looked outside on our first morning in Grand Lake and the deck, table and chairs were covered in snow. Beautiful but freezing. We were not deterred so after a fabulous breakfast from the cafe owned by a Kiwi we went for a short, literally breath taking walk. Not kidding the altitude is so high that breathing becomes difficult, especially with exercise. However it was worth it as the first picture shows.