Rugby Extra

This is an extra post for those of you interested in seeing where the rugby was staged yesterday. The American Eagles and the All Blacks played at Soldier Field.  The city of Chicago was heaving with New Zealanders. As we walked through town we could not believe the number of my country men and women who were in town for the game.

It does seem like I was more interested in the people  and the stadium than the rugby.  It might look like that? And it might be true. But I did not have the required lens for sports shots from the cheap seats. And it is more fun to watch a game than to try and frame good shots of a game from afar. And to tell the truth I am more interested in the people. The score was 74 – 6.  Thorough it was still a great maatch to attend. Of course by the end all the Kiwis were cheering the American team along as well. Kiwi’s are like that.

The Haka was performed through a haze of fireworks, which was an iteresting addition.

But the three New Zealand tenors absolutely blew me away. Both national anthems were sung by men with stunning voices.

Soldier Field is very modern, and  though freezing cold in the wind tunnel beer halls- luckily we were booked on the sunny side of the stadium which was pure luck. And I had my New Zealand woolen jersey on anyway.

Chicago in the morning on our way home.

Now I am off out to do some more farm work before I lose the light. We are winterizing the gardens.

See you in the morning.

Your friend,

celi