After the Ruyterwacht Action Soccer League had been delayed for a couple of weeks, today was our first day off since we officially started coaching. It was still incredibly busy.
After waking up at around 7:30, and getting showered and dressed and whatnot, we left our apartment at 8:15, to meet the birthday boy at the Learning Centre at around 9. We then went back to his house and met his family, who were all really nice. Then, before me, Martin, Joe and Jaden (Joes youngest son) set off to see Yonick (Joes oldest son) play in the a couple of play off matches, Jodi (Joes daughter) and Joes wife told me and Martin the we had to keep Joe out of the house until 7pm! Pressure was on.
We arrived at the match at around 10:30, and saw the second half of the first leg of the playoffs, where Yonicks team were unlucky to lose 1-0, before setting off to see our Bothasig team play in their tournament.
After arriving we were introduced to various people, some of which were big Arsenal fans which was nice to see, and we watched out Bothasig team win both games they played, 6-1 and 4-2. Jaden somehow managed to get on the pitch and play for Bothasig in their second game! Unbelievable.
After having photos taken with some of the kids and parents, we headed back to see Yonicks team play in their second leg of the play offs. This time they didn't play as well, and managed to lose 1-0 again. However the team they were playing we a professional team in South Africa, so they did well to keep the scores at a fairly fine margin, and battled really well. Unfortunately Yonick didn't feature, which was a shame because we got up early especially to see him play!
We checked our watches and realised it was only 2:35! We had to keep Joe out of the house for another 4 and a half hours! Thankfully, after a few calls to Jodi and Joes wife, we managed to get one of Joes good friends to take him off our hands for a few hours, which meant we can go home and get changed for the surprise party, which was an evening of socialising, while eating a really nice meal too. Martin and I both enjoyed it a lot and big thanks goes out to the Africa family for inviting us there, we really appreciate it.
We weren't sure whether we were allowed to use the car or not, and didn't want to ring anyone in case they didn't know about the surprise party, so Martin and I opted to hop on the train, and walked the rest, which didn't take too long. We were planning on getting a taxi back, but Joe refused, as it was too expensive and dangerous, so he gave us a lift back which we both really appreciated.
Jaden was a funny kid aswell, he has so much energy that he just completely wore me out, that when we got back to get changed, I had a half an hour sleep to recuperate! He obviously misses Luke and Jeff too, and kept comparing Martin to Jeff, and me to Luke, which I assume is a compliment(?). He did say he preferred me to Luke, and apparently him and Luke got on really well, so I'll take that with pride!
Harry
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