Are we there yet?

After months on end of excitement, reality of the travel has hit. After some 20 sleepless hours, 8 of which on a flight with a young girl kicking one in the lower back region, finally we land in Singapore with the first part of the plane journey behind us. The minutes ticked over not unlike the sand in an hour glass...3 episodes of "How I Met Your Mother", 1 episode of "American Chopper", 1 round of tournament golf, (ok well 4 holes until I couldn't get the ball across the water on a 375m par 3?), 1 new release Mel Gibson movie which was so good that I can't remember the title and a red wine beef that was well worth the flight on its own.

Fatigue had almost taken it's toll on the group, however the emergence of Australian fans throughout Changi airport has risen the adrenalin to another level. Green and Gold has taken over the airport, to the point where it is hard to pick out any other nationality...ok again not quite true. We happen to be in an Irish pub...so where else would the Aussies be?

As we sip the next beverage, the U.S. is about to take on the Netherlands in the last friendly for each before the world cup proper...Football, Football and Football....are we in Singapore or heaven?

Another 2 more hours and the next adventure begins........Bottoms up!