Closing Ceremony (last post)

Uys Jonker's sailplane (in trailer) being packed into the container for the long journey back to South Africa

The morning was dedicated to packing up and saying goodbye to all the great people and friends we have made from all over the world. Some shirt swapping was done and I am pleased to report the NZ shirts were certainly in high demand. Then at 11.00am it was time to head into the market square for the closing ceremony and the awarding of John's silver medal for 2nd place in the 18m Class.

John Coutt's, 2nd place for NZ, 18m Class

Silver medal

After the closing ceremony we all sat down for a final team lunch in our favourite restaurant in the market square before everyone went in their separate directions to start making their way home.

The last supper

So as the sun sets on our final day in Leszno I'd just like to say a huge thank you to all those who sent messages of support from back home in NZ and from around the world. They were all read and appreciated and were a topic of conversation every day as we were amazed by the number of people following and wishing us all the best.

It's been a pleasure keeping you all informed (although hard on those late retrieve nights), I hope you have enjoyed the posts. Zegnaj (goodbye) from Poland.