PROBUS Club of Port Perry BROADCAST September 2017 Coming Up! President’s Message NOTE - we are a GREEN club Please bring a mug for your tea or coffee Sept 19 Member Meeting Oct 1 Herongate Theatre Oct 13 Johnston’s Cranberry Marsh Tour and Bala Cranberry Festival Oct 21 Octoberfest Dec 12 Christmas Luncheon September is an energizing month when many sign up for classes, fitness and fun. I encourage you to review the newsletter and schedule social events and/or interest groups. Geoff and I have signed up for Strength Training at the Scugog Community Centre, and we will continue to golf until the temperature drops below 10 degrees. At our last meeting, Stewart Bennett from the Wee Tartan Shop spoke about the History of Tartan but also told us about the 20 years that he has been in business and the tours that he leads to the United Kingdom. Later in the month a number of our members enjoyed the Fun Run and Pot Luck. At our September 19th meeting, Kyle Brough will speak about the Borelians Community Theatre. Kyle has been involved in theatre for 25 years, and he works at the Scugog Memorial Public Library. Many of our members will look forward to seeing the British comedy Bedside Manners and enjoying a buffet lunch at the Herongate Barn Dinner Theatre on October 1st. I am pleased to welcome our new members – John Brown, LouEllen Clement-Hobbs, Jackie Creber, Carol Hanson, Pauline Harrison, Raymond Harrison, Heather Jeffrey, Dianne Kinsey, George Weston, and Kay Notman. We now have 238 members. I look forward to seeing you at our next meeting on September 19th. Judy Spring, President Speaker Notices; New Interest Groups; Updates to Existing Interest Groups; New Social Events; Additional Information About Trip Finds from Our Travel Interest Group
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PROBUS Club of Port PerryBROADCAST
September 2017
Coming Up!President’s Message
NOTE - we are a GREEN clubPlease bring a mug for your tea or coffee
Sept 19 Member Meeting
Oct 1 Herongate Theatre
Oct 13 Johnston’s Cranberry Marsh Tour and Bala Cranberry Festival
Oct 21 Octoberfest
Dec 12 Christmas Luncheon
September is an energizing month when many sign up for classes, fitness and fun. I encourage you to review the newsletter and schedule social events and/or interest groups. Geoff and I have signed up for Strength Training at the Scugog Community Centre, and we will continue to golf until the temperature drops below 10 degrees. At our last meeting, Stewart Bennett from the Wee Tartan Shop spoke about the History of Tartan but also told us about the 20 years that he has been in business and the tours that he leads to the United Kingdom. Later in the month a number of our members enjoyed the Fun Run and Pot Luck. At our September 19th meeting, Kyle Brough will speak about the Borelians Community Theatre. Kyle has been involved in theatre for 25 years, and he works at the Scugog Memorial Public Library. Many of our members will look forward to seeing the British comedy Bedside Manners and enjoying a buffet lunch at the Herongate Barn Dinner Theatre on October 1st. I am pleased to welcome our new members – John Brown, LouEllen Clement-Hobbs, Jackie Creber, Carol Hanson, Pauline Harrison, Raymond Harrison, Heather Jeffrey, Dianne Kinsey, George Weston, and Kay Notman. We now have 238 members. I look forward to seeing you at our next meeting on September 19th.
Judy Spring, President
Speaker Notices; New Interest Groups; Updates to Existing Interest Groups; New Social Events;
Additional Information About Trip Finds from Our Travel Interest Group
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OUR SPEAKERSSeptember’s Speaker
September 19th, 2017 - Kyle Brough
The Borelians Community Theatre in Port Perry
Kyle Brough has been actively involved in the local theatre scene for 25 years, starting out backstage building and painting sets with the Borelians. After completing a BA in Theatre Directing at York University, Kyle worked and lived in Toronto for several years directing plays for the Toronto Fringe Festival and
Artword Theatre, all the while supporting his theatre life by managing bookstores for Chapter/Indigo. In 2010, Kyle received his Library Technician’s diploma from Seneca College and soon found himself back in Port Perry working at Scugog Memorial Public Library where he teaches technology and takes great pride in being the Teen and Adult Programs Co-ordinator. Currently he sits on the board of directors for Borelians Community Theatre and Town Hall 1873 Centre for the Performing Arts. He has recently produced the plays “August: Osage County”, “Having Hope at Home” and “The Drawer Boy” which won Best Drama at the ACT-CO awards in 2014. Kyle is very passionate about community theatre and the cultural role it plays. He hopes to shine a bright spotlight on the incredible talent that resides in Port Perry.
Successful Gardening in Port Perry and Garden Tours
Marjorie Mason is an enthusiastic gardener who enjoys sharing her ideas with others. She started gardening at a very early age on her parents’ market garden farm near Peterborough. During the winter of 1987, Marjorie purchased a property south of Uxbridge which is now Mason House Gardens – a retail plant centre and display garden. Marjorie has a passion for gardening in containers and was instrumental in promoting the concept of B.C. style moss baskets in Ontario. She is now advocating the use of houseplants, bulbs, edibles and perennials in pots as well. She uses the term “Potscaping” to describe the grouping together of containers into pleasing arrangements.Marjorie lectures across Canada and the U.S. on a variety of topics. In addition to authoring “Amazing Annuals” in 1999, she has written articles for Canadian Living, Canadian Gardening, Harrowsmith, Canadian Wildlife Federation, and Landscape Ontario magazines.In 1990, she was given the Garden Communicator of the Year Award by Landscape Ontario.Marjorie has traveled extensively, hosting garden tours since 1985.Visit website www.masonhousegardens.com for details about future garden tours.
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PROBUS INTEREST GROUPSWe’re looking for interest group coordinators. We’ve got a lot of interest particularly in the groups noted below that have not yet been started. • Investment Group• Wine Tasting Group• Wine Making Group• Scotch/Whiskey/Beer Tasting Group• Cultural Event Group (movies, museums, galleries, concerts)
We have also had some interest recently expressed in a men’s breakfast club.
So if you would like to participate in any of the above groups, please let Tim Casey know.
And if you would be prepared to coordinate or co-coordinate any of the above groups, please let Tim Casey know at [email protected] or 647-521-2565. Tim will help you contact the interested members, advertise the group to the membership and get the group going. You don’t have to be an expert in the area, only someone who has an interest in it and a willingness to help organize the group. All we need are some volunteers. This is a great way to meet new friends and support your fellow members at the same time. And it’s actually not that much work nor does it take much time.
A couple of potential groups are looking for enough members to start up a group. So if you’re interested in Poker or a regular Music Jam, please contact the individuals below.
We have a lot of long-standing interest in getting a theatre interest group going in order to go to various theatrical shows locally in Durham and other nearby areas, in Toronto and perhaps farther afield (e.g. Niagara on the Lake, Stratford, Kingston, etc.) and to socialize at the same time. These are some of the most popular groups in other PROBUS clubs. Janet and Tim Casey are prepared to try to get the group underway, but we’ll need one or two co-coordinators to help out.
In addition, we would be quite interested in seeing if other club members might be willing to do what Bob McLeod recently did regarding a theatre event. While he didn’t want to take on the full role of the theatre group coordinator, he approached us to volunteer to take on responsibility for organizing an event, namely the Anne of Green Gables musical at Oshawa Little Theatre in Oshawa. So if we had a few more members do that for a production they would love to see with others, that would essentially create a theatre group. So if you have an interest in seeing theatre productions and helping out with some organizing, please contact Tim at [email protected] or 647-521-2565.
One thing that’s great about our PROBUS interest groups is their flexibility. Some have largely the same people attend each meeting while others see some new faces at every meeting. Some groups suspend operations during the winter due to weather or Snowbirds heading out of town. Others see people attending more during
the summer while at the same time some other group members head off to the cottage. Some go from a few members attending a session to many attending another session in the space of a month or two. There’s no required attendance for anyone. Group members attend as they wish, and we ask only that they RSVP to emails announcing the time and place so the coordinator can know how many people to expect at a meeting. You can join as many interest groups as you want, and most of them have no cost to participate. It’s fun, you meet new friends and you’ll definitely encounter new experiences. We’re looking forward to seeing you at some of our many interest groups this year.
This recently formed group has about 6 members and has room for about 2 more. The group will be learning about acting and theatre productions in its meetings which are held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month.
BEGINNERS BRIDGE - Judy Anderson [email protected] 905 985 8719The beginners bridge group has spent the last several months learning the basics of this game based on the ACBL guidelines. Our group is made up of players who are new to the game and those returning after a few years who want to refresh themselves with the more current rules.
We get together on a weekly basis at various members’ homes. It's a fun and relaxed group, and we do a shuffle and play format now that the basics have been learned. There's always lots of discussion at the table especially when the hands are more unusual.
The Board Games Group usually meets on the first and third Thursdays of the month. The group typically has four to six members at each session held in the home of one of the group members. Among the games played so far have been Sequence and Mexican Train, and even players new to board games have found it quite fun learning the new games.
BOOK CLUB - Suzanne Redford [email protected] 416 573 0597The Book Club is going well. There is room for some new members if anyone wants to join.
BREAKFAST CLUBS - Mary-Anne Unwin [email protected] 905 986 4078All Breakfast Clubs aim to have at least 6 members attend a breakfast once a month and enjoy pleasant conversation and company. The choice of restaurant will vary.
The Thursday Breakfast Club, which meets on the 2nd Thursday of each month, with the occasional exception, is able to accept 1 (or 2 if a couple) new members. To join, contact the coordinator. The Tuesday Breakfast Club (4th Tuesday of each month) is currently full, but if interested in joining, please leave your name with the coordinator, Mary-Anne Unwin ([email protected] or 905-986-4078) so that you can be contacted as soon as there is an opening. Venues will vary from month to month and members usually meet around 9:30 AM.
Members are requested that they record future meeting dates provided and RSVP to the email notice they are sent a few days prior to their next Breakfast meeting in order to provide accurate numbers for the reservation.
NOTE - in the case of all Interest Groups, if you have questions or wish to join, please contact the Coordinator
CARDS – HAND & FOOT Hand and Foot is a card game similar to Canasta. It’s very easy to learn. New members typically catch on after playing only one hand. While it is a simple game, it has enough variety within it to keep it interesting. It’s also a game that can be played with 2 to 6 players. That allows the group to play quite frequently whether or not the entire group is available. There are some members who have shown up every week, but others
The Cards – Hand & Foot interest group is presently in the process of re-organizing. More information will be available about the group in the near future on the website and in future newsletters.
EUCHRE – AFTERNOON - Ann Berube [email protected] 905 985 7102Members of the Afternoon Euchre Group, which meets every second Friday, have been enjoying themselves so much playing Regular Euchre and socializing, improving their game and knowledge of each other all the time, that some have decided to start a spin-off Afternoon Bid Euchre Game.
This group continues to have had good attendance at our games. However, the numbers could accommodate a few more people, as for different reasons we do not always have the full group.
New members do not need to know how to play euchre - our experienced players have been great teachers to some of our existing group. We have found that hosting in our homes has worked well for everyone. Time for dedicated card games, followed by relaxed socializing has evolved into the enjoyed format.
NEXT GAME: Hosted by Carole and Dave Matthews on September 19th - 7:00 p.m.FUTURE HOSTS: October (Phil and Becky West); November (Carolyn Padley)
BID EUCHRE - Jayne Rees - [email protected] or Ann Berube - [email protected] Euchre games would be played on alternate Fridays at 1:00 p.m. Group members would take turns hosting each fortnight, at their own homes or elsewhere. If you are interested in joining this group, or have questions, please contact one of the Coordinators.
GOLF - Terry Conley ([email protected] 905 852 4997)We are golfing at Sunnybrae Golf Club.
We have a list of 12 potential golfers, with normally 7 or 8 teeing off every other Thursday. What we lack in quantity, we make up in quality. I’m now describing the people golfing not our golf. We enjoy a relaxing 9 holes followed normally by a drink and a sandwich. So far we have avoided the rain which is an achievement in itself this year. We golf every other Thursday with Tee offs between 9:00 and 9:30. The next game is September 14th.
This group of puzzle and word game fans meets on the 2nd Monday of each month, usually at a member's home. The idea is to have fun while giving our brains a bit of a workout to slow down the effects of aging! It’s non-competitive and no scores are compared or kept. Contact Mary-Anne Unwin at [email protected] or 905-986-4078. This group will be on hiatus from January through March of
NOTE - in the case of all Interest Groups, if you have questions or wish to join, please contact the Coordinator
Answer to August Sample Puzzle:"A HUNGRY DONKEY": A donkey was tied to a rope 10-feet long. 20 feet away was a bale of hay that seemed especially appetizing to the donkey. To his delight, he found a way to reach it, and was not disappointed by its quality. How did he reach it? Answer: the other end of the rope was not tied to anything. The donkey was simply able to walk over to the hay (LOL)!
Sample Puzzle for September:"BREAKFAST REBUS" A Rebus is a word, letter, picture or phrase put into interesting orientations to represent common phrases. Can you guess what phrase is represented by this set of sentences?
1.Bob drowned Frosted Flakes.2.Joe buried Cap'n Crunch.3.Sarah threw Rice Krispies off a cliff.4.Emily shot Cocoa Puffs.
The GWCTD group had a good turnout for our July dinner at Bella Notte Restaurant in Whitby.
We’ll be sending a group email for details of our next meeting, and it should be listed as well on the website calendar. We expect a lot of members to attend our dinners from now through the Fall, and many restaurants in the area have a limited amount of room, so when you get the notice of the dinner, please RSVP early. If we get more interest than the number of seats available, we do keep a wait list in the event of cancellations.
If you would like to join us, please contact Suzanne Redford at [email protected]
HIKING - Bill Morrison [email protected] 905 439 0484Hike locations for September dates are yet to be determined. Check the PROBUS calendar on the website.
Also, group members will soon be asked once again (we had a survey last summer) to provide information on their preferences for the group's activities. Bill will be sending out an email with some questions, so please take advantage of the opportunity to provide input on the group's direction.
Our opportunities for outings have been expanded. The Whitby/Brooklin PROBUS Walking Group has invited us to join them on their walks each Monday morning. This offers additional
or alternative activity for our members. The Whitby walks are shorter than ours (1 hour versus our 2- 2.5 hour hikes) and are in urban settings, usually on the Lake Ontario waterfront, while our hikes are primarily held in rural, often forested, settings. Earlier in the winter we had also invited any interested Whitby/Brooklin members to join us on our hikes, so additional benefits are now available to members of both clubs.
NOTE - in the case of all Interest Groups, if you have questions or wish to join, please contact the Coordinator
JAZZ - Barbara Wooding [email protected] 905 985 7369The Jazz Interest Group activities have been suspended while Barbara recuperates from a fall. Stay tuned to the Club website and in future newsletters for information about when the group will resume operations. We all wish Barbara a speedy recovery.
LAWN BOWLING - Dennis Bayley [email protected] 905 985 1342For more information about the Lawn Bowling group, please contact the Coordinator, Dennis Bayley ([email protected] or 905-985-1342).
LUNCH MEET - Tim Casey [email protected] 647 521 2565The Lunch Meet interest group meets for lunch immediately following the general PROBUS members’ meeting each month. The location of the lunch that day will be announced at the meeting.
The Music Jam Interest Group is still looking for a few more individuals who play instruments and would love to jam with some of their fellow PROBUS members. They’d like to get a variety of instruments represented to make it really interesting.
MUSIC – UKULELE - Andy Stevenson [email protected] 905 449 0719The PROBUS Ukulele ABC's (Absolute Beginner Class) finished their Fall 10-week training program and enjoyed a performance of their skills at the November PROBUS meeting. Some members are now jamming with the DUKES, the Port Perry based Durham Ukulele Klub, also led by PROBUS member Andy Stevenson. Congratulations to everyone for your great achievements.
Andy is tied up at the present time but will review the situation again in several months.
This group continues to be committed to having a designated time for working on their own art, while also having an opportunity to share with other people.
There is plenty of room for new members. Phil Wooding has volunteered to give some easy guided lessons. His gentle encouragement and skill as an accomplished acrylic painter can get anyone started.
Don't worry about having the right supplies. We'll help you figure out how to get going without spending a ton of money.
Come visit us one day - see the varied media used. Some days we work on a painting, plan a new one, draw/sketch, make handmade cards or woven art pieces, ...
Our next series, of 3 sessions, begins on September 11th - every 2nd & 4th Monday (1:00-4:00p.m.) at the Prince Albert United Church Hall.
FINAL NOTE: Our ART group has a link in the PROBUS website - http://portperryprobus.com/probus-art-
group - where we have posted some of our work.
NOTE - in the case of all Interest Groups, if you have questions or wish to join, please contact the Coordinator
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POKER - Norm Sanford - [email protected] 905 441 1490A poker group is also now being formed. Please contact Norm Sanford for more information.
THEATRE - Tim Casey [email protected] 647 521 2565Although we haven’t formally started a theatre interest group yet, Bob McLeod has generously offered to coordinate an outing to the musical Anne of Green Gables at the Oshawa Little Theatre in Oshawa on Sunday, December 3rd, at 2:00 pm. Tickets to the show are $25.20 for adults and $13.50 for children/students (tickets are normally $28 for an adult and $15 for children, but we get a group discount). No transportation is being provided. The Oshawa Little Theatre is located about 25 minutes from Port Perry (south on Simcoe to 62 Russett Avenue, one block south of Taunton, west off Simcoe. Free parking.
Come join us to enjoy some amateur theatre at one of the best kept secrets in Durham. The theatre has real padded tiered seats, (not benches), an orchestra pit and a very nice lounge area where we can purchase refreshments before the show and during intermission.Our group can meet in the lounge at about 1:15 to enjoy a glass of wine or a beer before the show and to do a little socializing. Also available is pop, coffee, tea and bottle water, along with some light snacks.
The Oshawa Little Theatre puts on 5 shows a year featuring one comedy, one drama, two musicals and a 3rd musical performed by the youth group. Previous musicals have included Legally Blond, Sweeny Todd and Mary Poppins. The youth group has done Oliver, Guys and Dolls and The Little Mermaid to name a few. The adult group will be performing the musical version of Anne of Green Gables.
The cast and crew are extremely enthusiastic and very talented. After the show feel free to return to the lounge area where you can often meet the cast. Many times I’ve seen grandchildren getting their picture taken with a cast member or a “selfie” as the kids call it today.
I overheard a man saying to his wife after a Mary Poppins performance: “It was as good as Mirvish, a third of the price, a third of the distance and free parking”. This is great value at $25.20 per adult and only $13.50 for Child/Student.
So if you love musical theatre or if you’re a first timer, come out and join us. I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised.
Sign-up sheet will be at our monthly membership meeting. For those who have already signed up and those who intend to, please bring your cheque book to the September membership meeting. Make cheques payable to PROBUS Club of Port Perry. We have reserved a block of 55 seats together and already have around 51 members signed up for the event.
PROBUS member contact for the event: Bob McLeod - [email protected] 905-982-1812
At the September meeting, the travel group set a schedule of meetings for 2017/2018 and discussed summer and fall vacations and staycations. For the next meeting (October 5, 2017), those who are interested in river cruises can register at scenic.ca/events for a presentation at Sunnybrae Golf Course at 1 p.m.
PROBUS SOCIAL EVENTSFun Run – Car Rally and Pot Luck Once again, the Fun Run Car Rally and Pot Luck Luncheon was a great success this year following directions that led us through some beautiful countryside, points of interest and of course lots of fun. We returned to Prince Albert Hall by around 12:30 where the event was topped off by a delicious Pot Luck lunch. Many thanks to Frank Morris, Wayne Ginou and Andy Anderson for organizing the run this year.
October 1st Sunday Matinee– “Bedside Manners” - Herongate Barn Dinner Theatre, 2885 Altona Rd, Locust Hill, ON L0J 1J0 – 12 noon Enjoy a great home style buffet followed by a fast paced comedy by Derek Benfield that takes place in a British Country Inn. This venue is a wonderful experience, $65.00 per person; some carpooling will be available.
Final deadline for booking at the September [email protected] or call Linda at 905-242-8877 to book prior to the meeting.
October 13th, 2017 (Friday) – Johnston’s Cranberry Marsh Tour and Bala Cranberry Festival
Promises to be an interesting day partnering with Pine Ridge Garden Club. $55.00 includes admission, bus and gratuity for driver. Sign up today – payable to Pine Ridge Garden Club. Bus leaves Nestleton at 8 am and will pick up in Port Perry at a location to be announced.
October 21st (Saturday) - Octoberfest at Club Loreley, 389 Dean Ave., Oshawa, ON is hosting Yuk Yuk’s on Saturday, dinner starts at 6pm. Warning - Mature Subject Matter (but all in good fun). Dinner and Show $45.00. Only 3 tickets left – See Linda at the table at September member meeting.
November - Themed Trivia Night - more to follow.
December 12 – (Tuesday) Christmas Luncheon at the Royal Ashburn Golf & Country Club, 995 Myrtle Rd. W., Whitby, ON – Enjoy a traditional
turkey dinner, entertainment, and cash bar. (Some accommodations for special diets is available.) The reservation is limited to 150 tickets, and we will have a sign-up sheet at the September meeting.
OTHER SOCIAL EVENTS AND TOURS(Non-PROBUS Club of Port Perry events)
September 19th – Niagara Belle Cruise – Cost $105 – 5 Seats left! Come aboard the Niagara Belle and experience the magic of the paddle wheeler as you take a leisurely cruise along the Niagara River. Enjoy the three spacious decks and take in the unique sites and features of this historic river. Your tour includes:
• Return transportation by motor coach • Lunch and Cruise aboard a paddle wheeler
September 28th- Kingston Penitentiary & 1000 Island Cruise – Cost $149 Locked to the public for 180 years – go behind the walls of Canada’s oldest prison! Closed in 2013, the guided tours will provide an up-close look at KP as an amazing historical building and a national historic site, which predates Canadian confederation. The Islands Lunch cruise follows the Heart of the Islands route for an in-depth exploration of the 1000 Islands with live entertainment, featuring a three-course meal on the Island Star. Still 12 seats left!
December 1st – Robin Hood the Panto at the Capital Theatre – Cost $110 Your evening includes:
• Return transportation by motor coach • Dinner at the Railside Restaurant • Ticket for Robin Hood “The Panto” - NAUGHTY
VERSION • Drivers tip
December 8th – St. Jacob’s & Kitchener Christmas Markets - Cost $59 A Festival of German Christmas - Experience an award-winning Top 100 Festivals & Events in Ontario! Kitchener City Hall has been home to Canada's original Christkindl Market since 1996. Every Christmas, since medieval times, towns and cities across Germany come alive with the sights, sounds, and smells of Christmas. Come and enjoy the festivities; including entertainment, food and shopping!!! Enjoy lunch on your own to taste the wonderful food the season has to offer! Your tour includes:
• Return transportation by motor coach • Christmas goodies on the way home
January 7th – Panasonic Theatre Presents: “Million Dollar Quartet”– Cost $119 On December 4, 1956, history was made when an extraordinary twist of fate brought together then-rising star Johnny Cash, unknown Jerry Lee Lewis, veteran musician Carl Perkins, and chart-topper Elvis Presley for the first and only time at Sun Records in Memphis, the studios of legendary record producer Sam Phillips, for what would be one of the greatest jam sessions of all time. Your tour includes: • Return transportation by motor coach • Ticket at the
Panasonic Theatre downtown• Tickets are in Row A – E – Orchestra Level.
For additional information or to book contactShirlie at 905-619-8583 or email at [email protected] or your Social Committee
SPECIAL OVERSEAS MULTI-DAY TOURS:
For information on the Trans-Atlantic Tour (see Page 11), please check our website or contact Judy Spring at 905 447-4557 or email at [email protected]
For additional information on the NHA Multi Day trips to Spain and Portugal, please see flyer at the information desk or contact Shirlie at 905-619-8583 or email at
PROBUS Travel Interest Group FindsA) SPAIN – PORTUGAL February 10th to March 2nd, 2018
Portugal’s Algarve province, with its magnetic Moorish appeal has become a Mecca for snowbirds trying to escape the harsh reality of winter. It’s also one of Europe’s most picturesque and friendly holiday destinations. The Algarve is what most of us envision the Mediterranean to be. The whitewashed villages cascade into the sea. Cobblestoned streets are lined with outdoor cafes, bistros, wine bars, and markets full of fresh fruits and vegetables. The weather is wonderfully spring like and invigorating.
The Costa del Sol region of southern Spain is remarkable for its diverse landscapes, fabulous beaches and coastal sites as well as a wealth of small villages that dot the shore line. This Mediterranean coastline is one of Europe’s most popular holiday destinations, hosting millions of tourists on an annual basis. Villages have grown into robust towns with great restaurants, shopping and nightlife. The area’s history dates back thousands of years and it has developed a unique and warm culture that defines the region.Whether this is your first visit to the Costa del Sol or you have enjoyed its pleasures in the past there is always something new to discover.
WHAT’S INCLUDED: Transportation:
• Round trip direct flights from Toronto to Lisbon with SATA airlines• Coach transfer from Lisbon to the Algarve in Southern Portugal• Transfer from the Algarve to the Costa del Sol by Coach• Flight from Malaga to Lisbon then flight Lisbon to Toronto
Accommodation:• 9 nights’ accommodation at the Vila Petra apartment hotel in a studio apartment• 9 nights’ accommodation at the Sol Timor in Torremolinos, Spain in a studio apartment• 1 nights’ accommodation in Lisbon
Pricing: Total selling price including all taxes: (note that prices are listed per person)• Double - $2,819 per person • Single-$3,693
Early booking bonus included! Add $100 per person for bookings made after September 10, 2017.
Not included:• Luggage handling• Meals• Travel insurance• Items of a personal nature• Seat selection• Customary gratuity to local guides, drivers and your HNA Tour Director
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PROBUS Travel Interest Group FindsB) PORTUGAL Long stay - February 17, – March 23, 2018
35 days (33 hotel nights) at the Cerro Mar Atlanticowww.cerromar.pt
The excellent service and welcoming ambience combine with its proximity to the centre of Albufeira, with all its entertainment and tradition and the best beaches in the Algarve, which are both embellished and sheltered by imposing cliffs.
Total selling price including all taxes $2,979 per person based on double occupancy.
Single occupancy: $3,928 including all taxes.
WHAT'S INCLUDED:• Round trip flights from Toronto to Portugal• Round trip transfers from airport to your hotel• Accommodation in a one-bedroom apartment with a kitchenette in Portugal• The services of a local guide while at your destination
ready to book? Simply call us and you are on your way Call us at: 905-619-8583 OR TOLL FREE 1-877-672-3030 OR e-mail: [email protected] Pay by Cheque/Visa/Master Card.
