We had a good time, with the children just splashing in the rock pool,
clambering over the rocks looking for crabs, and generally just enjoying the sea. There is no beach - just small smooth rocks.
I bravely tried to take a walk over them (with the help of my walking stick) but soon realised that one needs nimble young limbs to do so, so I wobbled back to a big rock, and sat there watching the children, enjoying the sea air, and chatting to Enid (who also chose to just sit on a rock). One can see the petrol/diesel storage place (I don't know what it is called officially) round the corner, with the fuel pipe hovering over the sea. The fuel ship connects to a long pipe to this pipe and them pumps the fuel from their tanks into the ones on St Helena.
Rupert's Bay is also the place where, hundreds of years ago, the ships that were carrying slaves, off loaded their cargo. These ships were not allowed in the main harbour of Jamestown. There are many horror stories about the condition that these poor people arrived in.
I am so glad you had a good turn out for the outing...let's hope they come back to the regular Saturday meeting as well! Thanks for posting the photos...we have lots of happy memories of Ruperts' Bay, with some excellent snorkelling! Perhaps not quite your thing though, Hazel ;)
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