This months meeting took place to the organ music from the
wedding taking place in the Church of Scotland upstairs. Our first
speaker was Tricia Hayne who gave us an interesting talk on
the Cayman Islands, which were first discovered by Columbus'
son and in 2003 celebrated their 300th anniversary. The
island's main income is due to its offshore financial
companies, but also tourism and it was obviously this area Tricia
spoke about. She showed us the local wildlife including the blue
Iguana and the Butterfly Farm. For the more energetic traveller
there is diving on the Cayman Trench and some rock climbing. Not to
mention the beautiful beaches.

After the break Pamela Goodall told us about her cycle
adventure around the world with a tent! Her journey took her through Europe, she made it to
Germany before her first puncture, where another cyclist helped her
out. She had quite an adventure, being propositioned by a dodgy
hotel manager in Rawalpindi and “kidnapped” by a
shopkeeper for 4 days in India. After a crash on her bike she went
on “Good Morning India” with two black eyes that the
presenters didn't even bother to ask her about! Her trip
continued through Asia where she visited Vietnam and China where
strangers kept appearing to take care of her. She came home via
Mexico and the USA. Pamela's talk finished to the accompaniment
of Bach’s Toccata & Fugue (thanks to Globie Sarah D for
identifying that) as the wedding upstairs ended.

Forthcoming London meetings:

Saturday 4th June – 2.30 pm – usual Crown Court location

John Gimlette will talk about his travels in Labrador and Newfoundland,
called a “Theatre of Fish” and Tim Mackintosh-Smith will
discuss his travels in India in a talk entitled “The Hall of a
Thousand Columns”.

Saturday 2nd July – 3.00 pm NB – change of meeting place
and time

Concert Artistes Association, 20 Bedford Street, Covent Garden,
London WC2

This is the last meeting before the August break, when we'll be
back in September. There will be an examination of Members Slides
comprising eight mini-presentations from Globetrotters members.

London meetings are held at The Church of Scotland, Crown Court,
behind the Fortune Theatre in Covent Garden at 2.30pm the first
Saturday of each month. There is no London meeting in August, but
we will be back in September. For more information, you can contact
the Globetrotters Info line on +44 (0) 20 8674 6229, or visit the
website: www.globetrotters.co.uk