Carpools, Trains & 84,000 Vuvuzelas!

Yes, 84,000 piping Vuvuzelas. Today was an early departure after an early night. We were off by 8:15 a.m. heading to our 2 hour train ride from Pretoria to Jo’Burg to see what was surely the most massive stadium any of us have ever seen! At arrival, the stadium nearly trumped foreground mountain. Once in, it looked like a Netherland home game down to the seats even being orange. The Holland fans definitely rival the the spirt of Ghana, just out numbered them, by the bus load!

After the match, and the marvel of the sheer mass of Soccer City, we rushed back to the train to start our 2 hour journey home! And a journey it became!

Let’s start the train ride with Kel wrapping up her third WARM beer of the day. WIth a good buzz by all, and a long trip ahead... something had to keep our minds off the fact that we could not pee for the next 2 hours. So comes the bets! Seriously, chin-ups on a moving train full of Netherland fans?! Only Americans! Bets were made, money exchanged and plenty of sore biceps.

Once back to the station, we headed home for ANOTHER amazingly cooked Braai by the one and only Roberto! Steak, baked potatoes and carrot balls?! Seriously, what is a carrot ball?!

Another breathtaking day in South Africa!