Goedgedacht trust

We left the RPC and made the short journey to the considerably more rural Goedgedacht trust. Once the bags were unloaded, we quickly discovered that what was billed as 'short walk' back to the community centre was in fact a winding tour through many acres of olive trees.

The presentation that we then bore witness to can only be described as profoundly impactful. We learnt of the poverty that almost every family in the vicinity lives in, and the excellent work that the trust performs in order to attempt to eradicate this. 

What followed was truly surreal. Within a matter of minutes both the centre inhabitants and tourists were engaged in a mass rendition of several dance routines, each more daunting than the last. 

No sooner had the dancing ended the rugby began, as we engaged in a series of highly competitive games of touch, some of which resulted in several players being left for dead by opponents wearing attire that included as jeans, chinos and gilets. 

Next on the agenda was the opportunity to watch a match between two local sides. This proved to be throughly entertaining, with the team we were instructed to support eventually running out winners. 

The game lodge now awaits...