At 1AM Mark and I show up at Brian’s door and are welcomed in. Brian and his cute little terrier Ted live in a cozy house near the marina. He pulled some South African beef jerkey out of the freezer and Mark is in nostalgia heaven as the match starts. At one point South Africa is ahead 20 to 3; an automatic win for the team this far ahead – most of the time. With 13 minutes to go in the match, Fiji ties the score at 20:20 and I am wishing I was at the hotel instead of at Brian’s house. While this is more comfortable, the Fiji crowd must be going crazy. The island nations of Fiji, Tonga and Samoa do not even get to play in the International leagues yet they clearly can give the top teams a run for their money. By the end, South Africa has posted an impressive 37 to 20 win but the brave Fijians put on a proud display.
You have probably noticed by now that the last few days have not had much about activities of Southern Star. That is because there have not been many. Vuda Point Marina has very few activities available except the pool at the hotel and rugby on television. For U.S.$ 6 you can go to Latoka but there are no water-based activities like snorkeling and water polo in the ugly looking harbor water. There is the slow Internet where we do daily weather checks looking for favorable conditions for the passage south. Other than that and some conversation with fellow yachties, we spend our time watching and waiting.
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