By Ang

Apart from my host mum making me get up at a ridiculous hour this morning, I have had an amazing day.
Thanks to a fellow Rotarian, our history begins with the Southern Ute Reservation, Long before the arrival of the settlers, the Ute Indians roamed over a vast section of Colorado, Utah and Northern New Mexico. The Ute tribe are the oldest continuous residents of the States. Today they govern themselves and own 500,000 acres of land, these people have shown that they have the strength to survive and have prospered; they have taken the responsibility on and have achieved amazing things, We were very lucky to be invited to share their passion with them. Some of the Ceremonials that they still practise today are the Bear Dance& Sun Dance.
We enjoyed a tour of a State of the Art Facility, with education and health at the top of the list, they also have a Casino with all profits going back into the community.

After our presentation today at Pine River Valley Rotary Club we were able to enjoy a couple of hours spending money shopping in the main street of Durango, (girls will be girls) not all the presents were for family.

My favorite place that we visited today was Strater Hotel, for those people that know me you can understand why!! This wonderful hotel has been in the Baker family for 83 years and Ron Baker has run the hotel for 26 years, this hotel owns the worlds's largest collection of American Victorian Antique's in the world, this hotel has also been catering for the Rotary Club for 80 years amazing Yeh??

After the stimulating conversation Ang needed a drink.

And then off to a Pot luck dinner with the three Durango Rotary clubs & another presentation, they sure have kept us busy whilst we have been here, thanks for all the efforts to the Rotarians in Durango I myself have loved being here......