Arrived back home on Friday, and plenty to catch up on since I last wrote.
The Sunday after the first test was a bit of a quiet day. It was a bit more overcast than on the Saturday but it was pleasant enough to spend a bit of time down the beach out in Umhlanga Rocks where we were staying. The Boks were staying nearby in the Beverly Hills Hotel, but we only got a view of their tour bus which was probably just as well as the Raven has been gunning for Bakkies Botha the whole trip!
The rest of the group are away shopping but I’ve been spending the morning editing photos from yesterdays game.
We’re all a bit down today, very disappointed and the general feeling with the tourists and the locals is that yesterday was very much a chance missed. The Lions seemed able to cut through there backs at will when they had the ball but they were being out-monstered up front both legally and illegally. I thought that the Lions were unlucky not to have scored two more tries and the referee was very poor. Four or five successive penalties by the Boks in the red zone and not one of them sent off – unbelievable, as was the crossing decision when Tommy was through!
Made it to Durban yesterday but we’ve limited internet access over the next few days. Should have update on Monday when we get back to Cape Town.
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Just a quick one today to let you know that I’ve added to the galleries and changed them about slightly so there are plenty of new pics for you all to enjoy.
Yesterday’s match didn’t have as good an atmosphere as the one in Newlands, mostly because it was all seating and there wasn’t as much high jinks!
Good to meet up with our Harlequins friends Kate, Joe Snr and Joe Jnr, though Kate didn’t hang around too long we had a good night with the two Joe’s. We went to a restaurant where we were assured the Lions were going to be appearing but unfortunately that wasn’t the case.
Sunday was relatively quiet. The raiding party came back from the wineries relatively sober and we all headed down to the Cape Town Waterside for a late supper. We went to a slightly upmarket South African Steak House which served a variety of game from across the continent. There were varying reviews of the fare but we did meet one of the best maitre d’s of the trip who kept us amused all night with his exquisite manners.
Monday it was our first road trip. A five hour drive from Cape Town to Knysna on our way to Port Elizabeth. It really brings home the two nations under a rainbow as you travel from the affluent city centre through the townships to reach the huge farming “Garden Route” between the Cape and Port Elizabeth.
Well, we’re finally on our way. We stopped off at Drogheda on the way down to Dublin Airport to watch the match.
It just doesn’t seem the same with Ferris not involved. We spent most of the first half shouting “Ferris would have scored from there” as the Lions spurned chance after chance and even though Ferris wasn’t supposed to be playing in this one. But it was the sort of game he would have loved. Lots of possession for The Lions, he would have had a field day. Certainly the Lions needed someone to break through the dogged defence and Croft was disappointing.
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