Day 5 - September 14
September 14 – Transition to Jeffery’s Bay
Up bright and early for our two hour trip to Jeffery’s Bay. We were met by a lovely contingent of Rotarians and spouses. After the transfer of our light luggage to our host homes we were taken to a lovely sightseeing spot – Seal Point Lighthouse. For those of us that prefer our heights to be in airplanes this was an adventure to climb the 200 feet to the walkway around the top. What a view of the Indian Ocean. We all enjoyed the view and the explanation of this major point of interest. We were then off to of course lunch but again a new sight – the harbor of Port St Andrews. This community was and still is a significant fishing port much like several we have seen in Cape Cod and Salem MA. We sat and watched the boats prepare for their trip to catch squid. Although still a working port the surrounding shore is being developed into lovely vacation/weekend homes and condos. A three bedroom condo on the sea front costs about $200,000 while the homes start at $400,000.After this we adjourned to our hosts to change and prepare for our evening club meeting and GSE presentation. Jeffery’s Bay is a very small club but highly active. They have only 14 members but a great social as well as community support activities As we are finding out, Rotary here combines charity and social activities. The clubs regularly get together for fun, about once a month they have a social outing which the majority attend.
After our presentation we were back home to rest. Tomorrow is another day and another party.
Up bright and early for our two hour trip to Jeffery’s Bay. We were met by a lovely contingent of Rotarians and spouses. After the transfer of our light luggage to our host homes we were taken to a lovely sightseeing spot – Seal Point Lighthouse. For those of us that prefer our heights to be in airplanes this was an adventure to climb the 200 feet to the walkway around the top. What a view of the Indian Ocean. We all enjoyed the view and the explanation of this major point of interest. We were then off to of course lunch but again a new sight – the harbor of Port St Andrews. This community was and still is a significant fishing port much like several we have seen in Cape Cod and Salem MA. We sat and watched the boats prepare for their trip to catch squid. Although still a working port the surrounding shore is being developed into lovely vacation/weekend homes and condos. A three bedroom condo on the sea front costs about $200,000 while the homes start at $400,000.After this we adjourned to our hosts to change and prepare for our evening club meeting and GSE presentation. Jeffery’s Bay is a very small club but highly active. They have only 14 members but a great social as well as community support activities As we are finding out, Rotary here combines charity and social activities. The clubs regularly get together for fun, about once a month they have a social outing which the majority attend.
After our presentation we were back home to rest. Tomorrow is another day and another party.
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