Thursday morning saw me on the 'red eye' flight from Sumburgh to Kirkwall to be met there by an early rising President Keith. A very useful morning was spent in discussions with him, looking not only at what his Club have already achieved but also how they had done so. Not least of their achievements has been the bringing in of a considerable number of younger Rotarians in the past year. They have already adopted the CLP, and their Forward Plan for the next 5 years is one that many Clubs would do well to emulate. With such foresight, it would be a major surprise if any unexpected event was ever to affect them. Lunch was a very convivial occasion with visitors from British Columbia also present. They are in the second phase of taking a large canoe, which requires a team of almost 30 to propel it, to various communities round the UK where they hope to get involved with the young people of the area and help with local fund raising. The Orkney Islands will be the scene of their activities this year and the Shetland Islands next year. I wish such an imaginative project every success. All too soon, it was time to leave another part of the world which I adore, and head sothwards to Inverness. It is my great good fortune as a DG to see so much of our wonderful Scottish scenery while I visit the Clubs.
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