FRIDAY 29 OCTOBER - Tour Finale

At Annabelle's Restaurant in downtown San Francisco the story of the first IAHSA/CAST Study Tour comes to a spooky and riotous conclusion at the Farewell Dinner. After 10 days together on our tour all the participants are now firm friends and have bonded together as the IAHSA Tour Pioneers of the West. We have enjoyed a rich professional and social experience. We have met some wonderful people in the states and facilities we have visited and everywhere we have experienced the most wonderful and generous hospitality from our hosts. We have learned and shared and talked and laughed together all the way. To use a word we have heard a lot on the tour - it has been AWESOME!

The inspiration and organisational brain behind the tour and behind the development of IAHSA throughout it's history has been Executive Ginger Nuessle. Thanks Ginger - a great job!

The administration and facilitation of the tour has been impeccable thanks to the organisers, Academic Travel Abroad and especially thanks to our brilliant, friendly, but no nonsense and sometimes scary tour guide Fran.


We have also enjoyed the support and guidance throughout the tour of CAST Vice Chairman, David Gehm, who in his day job is President and CEO of Lutheran Homes of Michigan.


My final tour thanks must go to all the other participants. It has been wonderful to get to know you all and let's ensure the SPIRIT of the tour endures through the wonders of the virtual world!


These Halloween SPIRITS even showed up at the farewell party!

Location:San Francisco, California, USA