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Franck visits @MastertonsCof

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Franck Rabilier
French acrobat Franck Rabilier gets his coffee fix at Mastertons

After his radio interview on Thursday 17 November French acrobat Franck Rabilier expressed a desire to purchase some freshly ground coffee and we know that there is only ONE place in Port Elizabeth – Mastertons – for freshly ground coffee.

Franck and his partner Delphine are on a world ‘Circusnavigation’ on the yacht La Loupiote and are currently moored at the Algoa Bay Yacht Club.

To watch Franck choose his coffee beans was a delight – he was quite specific in the taste that he was looking for and asked to taste each of the whole beans presented for consideration. Eventually he decided on the right combination and asked for it to be finely ground.

Whilst Franck was tasting coffee beans I picked up some loose leaf Early Grey tea – lovely with proper croissants (made with butter) and not like those served to us earlier that morning that simply reeked of margarine (how embarrassing for PE!).

Great was Franck’s delight when he was recognised by the staff at Mastertons as the travelling acrobat that had appeared just that morning in The Herald newspaper.

Franck and Delphine Lechifflart will perform their acrobatic shows from their sailboat, La Loupiote, at the Algoa Bay Yacht Club during November.

Entrance is FREE and a hat will be passed around at the conclusion of each 20 minute show.

The couple will use the mast, boom, rigging and other parts of their yacht as stage to exhibit their acrobatics prowess at three shows on 18, 19 and 20 November 2016 on their yacht moored off ABYC.

The two shows will be performed on three dates at the Algoa Bay Yacht Club:

  1. Friday 18 November: ‘The Sailors’ at 6:00 pm and ‘Between wing and island’ at 8:00 pm
  2. Saturday 19 November: ‘The Sailors’ at 4:00 pm and ‘Between wing and island’ at 6:00 pm
  3. Sunday 20 November: ‘The Sailors’ at 4:00 pm and ‘Between wing and island’ at 6:00 pm

More Info: http://abyc.co.za/diarise-18-to-20-november-for-the-circusnavigation-show-at-abyc/

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Alan Straton

Chief Cook, Bottle Washer and Broom Mechanic at MyPE
Passionate about Port Elizabeth and definitely NOT packing for Perth. Alan's ethos is epitomised in the words of Nelson Mandela; "I have fought against white domination and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the idea of a democratic and free society. If need be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die." See more articles by Alan.