It looks amazing, something really special to be a part of. Fly those flags high, enjoy every minute and come home with buckets of inspiration. Best wishes to you all, Nikki Murray. On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 10:55 PM, Sally Millar <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > Margaret and Sally have now been joined by 35 midwives from Ireland for the > 29th Triennial congress of the International Confederation of Midwives. > Yesterday we walked the Road to Durban with over 1,000 other midwives from > around the world. It was a great event. The energy ran high, midwives sang > and danced waving flags and celebrating together. There was colour, > vibrancy, excitement and a fantastic feeling in the air as we walked our way > down the sea front from one end of Durban to the other. Attached are 2 > photos as a small attempt to capture our group and a larger group of > midwives led by the President of ICM Bridget Lynch and the President of the > Society of Midwives of South Africa Deliwe Nyathikazi. Both photos were > taken by Serena Debonnet, the ICM delegate from Belgium. VIVA! Midwives. > > Today was the opening ceremony of Congress. It was fantastic! > > Sally and Margaret >