East London Presentation

Many thanks to the Rotarians of East London for hosting our presentation evening on Friday night where we were joined by members from the Rotary clubs of Gately, East London Sunrise, Gonubie and Arcadia. As we have found since our arrival the reception was very welcoming and a good evening was had by all.

There was no sign of Marius or his stopwatch, both of which were sorely missed and it is likely that he would have suggested we needed more time training as we managed to amply fill the time we had been given. Geoff was slightly upset as he was taken to the venue earlier than the planned start time to view the golf course - which made him 'green' with envy (his words). However, although the team adhered broadly to their planned talk, there was significant ad-libbing which gave the presentation a more spontaneous feel (for once, not all of it was directed at Geoff). Our hosts had a similar sense of humour and seemed to appreciate the jokes, some were even new to other members of the team and not heavily re-cycled. Banners were received by the team on behalf of our sponsoring clubs and we will be presenting these (along with the many others we will collect) upon our return.

We left East London on Saturday morning and bade a fond farewell to our very gracious hosts. We cannot thank them enough for such a wonderful start to our visit and their generous hospitality.