Where did that go? - 10 days??

A great day yesterday - very emotional. We beat Excelsior School 22-22 (yes I do mean that). We all then realised that that was that. No more rugby as a team. Mutual support and gratitude was offered and taken by one and all. 

Today saw us visit Robben Island.  Our boys were referred to as "Born Free " as they were born after the end of apartheid. Made the dads feel very old as some of us had been on anti apartheid rallies at college!  It's a very thought provoking place, as the island also houses some radar stations and guns from the Second World War.  The military items feel like they should be newer than the apartheid buildings. We forget that the apartheid regime was only dismantled in 1992!  It seems to have really got the lads thinking (and that is an achievement in itself!)

We're sitting in the airport now. It's like a scene out of a zombie film. People go to sleep as soon as they stop moving. Last minute trip in to the gift shops for the WAGS and Mums.  We raised a glass to them last night (along with Royan, who has supported us all throughout the planning and execution if the tour, with miraculous patience and understanding. We know they have enabled and allowed us to take a trip of a lifetime and we are all truly grateful.