DG,s Travels

My final duty in a very eventful year was to head north to Cults to chair the Past District Governors' lunchtime meeting. As I drove over the hill from Stonehaven to Maryculter, I thought that the weather was at its very best and the typical upland Scottish scenery looked superb. If we could guarantee weather like this in Scotland, who would wish to go anywhere else. The PDGs were in great form and interested to hear both my report on the year past, and new Governor George's thoughts for the future. The very interesting and searching questions showed without doubt that they were as switched on as ever about Rotary matters, and keen to maintain the very high standing of District 1010. I reflected afterwards that the collective knowledge about Rotary in that one room was enormous and there was a source of information that any DG would be unwise to ignore. I have been grateful to them all for their support, especially those PDGs in my own Club, and a number of them have actually participated in the running of the District during the past 12 months. Clive Bartram, Bill Leslie and John Minhinnick have been especially involved and the District has reaped great benefits from this. All too soon, it was time to head back to Dundee and to what I suspect will be a marked change in the way of life for both myself and Daphne. Even in the last 2-3 days, the number of e-mails has dwindled dramatically and so far today, I have had only one 'phone call. What a difference a day or two can make. This will be the last posting on my DG's blog. To those of you who have read it regularly and have joined me on my journey through a DG's year and round District 1010, thank you for your company. I hope that you have found my notes of interest. I have enjoyed my year as Governor enormously, and I thank all Rotarians for their support, warmth of welcome and good fellowship. You have made it an unforgettable experience.