Steve Stables World Cup blog - entry 15
This my last blog for the World Cup, after taking a 8 hour flight from Johannesburg to Doha and having to wait 12 hours in Doha Airport before leaving for Heathrow, which took another 10 hours, I am completely knackered.
This my last blog for the World Cup, after taking a 8 hour flight from Johannesburg to Doha and having to wait 12... [more] (1 comment)
Published: July 12, 2010
Steve Stables World Cup blog - entry 14
This is my penultimate blog. Today was my last full day in Johannesburg so I thought I should make the best of it.
I decided to visit the Skerkfontein Caves, these caves allegedly have the oldest found stone age skeleton in history.
I was given a lift to the caves by Lynette in a Mercedes SLK, which was pretty cool. We did have a... [more] (3 comments)
Published: July 2, 2010
Steve Stables World Cup blog - entry 13
After waking up with a hangover and very depressed, I decided to book my flight home. I will be going home today (June 30), which in itself is disappointing.
Vic got a phone call at noon, asking if he knew anyone who wanted to go to the Brazil v Chile game. I jumped at the chance of seeing some good football after watching England play... [more]
Published: June 30, 2010
Steve Stables World Cup blog - entry 12
Today was the big day. I got up at five had breakfast and were ready to leave an hour later. We were to travel in a people carrier with a full bus of eight people to Bloemfontein, it took about 4-5 hours to get there.
Everyone was speculating on the score and excited at the prospect of taking on Germany, this must be the time to put in... [more] (2 comments)
Published: June 30, 2010
Steve Stables World Cup blog - entry 11
After a lucky escape from the group stage, I thought it would be a good idea to stay for the next game, which is against our arch enemies the Germans.
I took a flight to Johannesburg with absolutely no idea where I was going to stay, how to get tickets or how even to get to Bloemfontein. I went to chat with two guys at the airport... [more] (1 comment)
Published: June 29, 2010
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