Stage 1 Melbourne Chicago Madison

What a great trip with 15 of us.
long flight 27 hours. A few issues with some of the team having name problems ie Alfredo to Frank. Great, ribs when we arrived on Friday night then recovery. We saw all the architectural highlights of Chicago by bus and boat over the pent two days. Meals in the Hancock tower on Saturday night and chop house Sunday. Both great and enjoyed by all. We had a great team with us. Saturday night at buddy guys was excellent – a few went to bed early but they made up for it later on the trip. monday off to madison by bus but wait for it we had the shopperholics on board. 3 hours in the centre wasn’t enough. Paul went out to get lunch and half the bus disappeared again.
Arrived in Madison to a great sub-zero welcome from Edmund Schorr then off to dinner in he hotel.
Three days of solid training at the Bakke Centre with us all feeling most welcome. They are great hosts and breakfast lunch and dinners at the centre were fantastic.
The whole team were excited with the training and thanks to Andrew & Nadia for their organization.
Off to o’Hare airport on Friday and the team returning to Aus. Stage 1 over.