Again this year we had a great day as George's guests at Whitewater Canoe Day. I thought that prizes for style were inevitably going to go to Messrs Dethick and McQuade, mean paddlers both, ‘till George stole their thunder by a display of what I'm told is called a Rodeo Canoe. As far as I could see it seems to involve wrapping yourself in a canoe skirt and then trying to drown yourself by turning upside down in it. No one wanted a turn.

On the subject of drowning, Findlay the Float failed to fall in. Sorry all of you that had cameras ready. Perhaps he did not want to look a fool in front of his son and new daughter in law. But we know better don't we?

A nesting grebe and a family of coots kept us company. Good company, good food and £125 raised, which George chose to donate to the Educare Centre at Sinebhongo Rainbow Village.

And that was great timing as we were able to give it in person as " real money " to Brian and Barbara Giller from South Africa when they were our guests next day at our weekly meeting.