An early rise and Coach Thomlinson said goodbye to his room in Grahamstown one last time. Two mini buses took the boys and their gear to PE Airport. All seemed to be going well until we tried to check in - apparently PE Airport is like the Hotel California, as they staff expected touring cricketers to have less than 20 kg of luggage per player. Coach Toth expressed his dissatisfaction with a steely glare, while the consummate professional, Coach Thomlinson suggested to the boys that they should try and wear a a much of their clothing on the plane - Luke, Michael and Thomas never looked so buff. Coffee and further negotiations got us through the gate and the views out of the window made up for the earlier annoyances.
Flying into Cape Town, the boys were jealous of a fellow flier who got to join the captain in the cockpit, though any window seat showed off the natural wonder of Table Mountain and it's surrounds. We met Craig from Bundu Bashers and he took us straight to our bus and to our very classy hotel. While most of us were happy with our accommodation over the past four nights, there was a lot to like about our new digs.
A few hours of free time at Victoria and Anchor Harbour and then to a great pizza house as selected by Todd. Good food, good company and even a view of the ocean and Robben Island. A perfect way to end the evening in preparation of our first game in Cape Town versus a Langa Development Side.
JMT
The road to Port Elizabeth airport for the last leg of our trip.
Some of the great scenery on the way to Cape Town.
After a week of rain, Cape Town was showing The Reds it's true colours.
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