Sunday was travel day - our latest wake-up call yet, as the final "official" event was breakfast... After a leisurely breakfast, we have about an hour to pack up, and then get ready to load up the bus back home.
There were some opportunities to relax a bit and chill out by the river after the rooms were cleaned out, and this also included the creation of the new unofficial BASEF theme song (video to come!)
Soon after that the busses were loaded, and we joined the group from Niagara region for the trip back. There was a little bit of sleep to catch up on as well...
In no time we were back in Hamilton, and the CWSF journey is now over for 2010.
As I wrap up the final blog post for 2010, there's a few things to say. First, to the CWSF organizers, you guys did a great job, it was a very well run operation. Students and Delagates were fed, transported, and entertained with great efficiency. Another thank you to the parents, teachers and friends that supported these great kids and there ideas. Thanks to the BASEF volunteers for the very hard work all year that makes our regional fair and CWSF trips possible. Thanks to the BASEF sponsors that provide us the means to take 16 wonderful kids to Canada-Wide. Thanks to my fellow Delegates Roz, Tom and Jim, who did an incredible job all week long (sleep? who needs sleep?). Maybe even a small thanks to the Beatles, for the iPod playlist I used to get moving each morning (Golden Slumbers/A Day in the Life/Let it Be seemed good choices).
Thanks also goes out to all the students from across the country presenting their projects this year - thanks for sharing your passions with the world. To anyone who has ever said the line "what's with kids these days...", they just need to come to CWSF to meet these youngsters who are not just smart, but also talented in so many ways, respectful of others, and great ambassadors of their home regions.
But the biggest thanks go to the Team BASEF kids. You were a terrific group of young men and women, and it was a lot of fun to spend a week with you all. There's an incredible amount of talent in this group, not just in your science projects, but in all the things you are doing in your lives. Keep challenging yourselves to do your best, and you will all accomplish some very great things.
Until Next Year!
-- George
