Roxas
– Seafood capital of the Pilippines
On Tuesday, 3rd April, we said
farewell to our hosts in Kalibo and set off on the road to Roxas. On the way, we stopped to view a very large
statue of Christ, built Rio style and looking towards Roxas.
Once in Roxas, we
went to the San Antonio resort, where we met up with our new hosts and Raymond, Joanne and
Michael, members of the GSE team that District 3850 sent to Wales in the last
Rotary year. After
settling in to our new accommodation, we were off on individual vocational
visits. We met up again at the San
Antonio resort later that afternoon for snacks and drinks before joining our
hosts for the evening.
The following day, we went to Olotayan
Island, a low-lying island in the Panay River delta, where we saw a number of
matching grant projects. The journey was
made by what was little more than a motorized canoe. 
The most significant
project viewed was a series of fresh water points with a pipeline laid on the
river bed to provide fresh water from the mainland. Water borne diseases have been prevalent
amongst the very young on the island and these water points provide an
expectation that these can be greatly reduced.
The Roxas clubs have also been involved in projects with the school on
the island where they have provided a library and are receiving books from
partner clubs in the USA. The islanders
provided a splendid lunch that included crabs, shrimps and lobsters.
Whilst on this journey, we stopped at a
church in Pan-Ay with the largest bell in Asia (third largest in the world). It
is 7ft in diameter, 5ft high and weighs 10,400 Kg.
That evening we attended a joint meeting of
the Roxas clubs and give our introductory presentation.
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