As mentioned in yesterday's blog, Martin and I had been invited down to the Arsenal Cape Town Supporters Club, based at a pub called the Jolly Rodger, to watch the game.
After looking at the map and possible routes to take, Martin concluded that if we wanted to go down to the Jolly Rodger pub to watch it, we'd have to rely on someone being extremely nice and giving us a lift there. Luckily, Conan came to the rescue!
After blowing him off last night due to extreme tiredness, we called Conan this morning to apologise for not getting back to him, and said that we weren't going to be able to make it to the pub to watch the game. Thankfully he offered to drive us there and back which, of course, we accepted.
He came and picked us up around an hour before kick off, along with his wife and nephew, and drove us all down to the Jolly Rodger. It wasn't too nice as a pub, as it's just a room with a bar in the corner, but it was perfect for a supporters club. The atmosphere there was so much better than we expected, and everyone was so welcoming to us, which was nice, but every time Arsenal scored it went crazy! It was amazing! Thankfully we won 3-2, so everyone was happy when leaving, and the general mood was high.
After the game, Conan's wife mentioned taking us out to dinner, so we travelled about 15 minutes down the road to a some restaurant that she recommended. We all had loads to eat, for around 288Rand, which works out at around £17 for 5 of us which was really good value. I had the BBQ wings with chips, and I struggled to finish it, there was so much!
After that, Conan drove us both home, during which he offered to have us for a birthday meal (his birthdays in early March), and to have us whenever we had a free night, which Martin and I will definitely take advantage of!
Anyway, tomorrow we start our first day of work! With an early morning meeting with the Communicare staff, followed by a 'motivational talk' to a group called the Victory Outreach! I'll let you know how that goes tomorrow!
Also, after winning today, Arsenal are through to the next round of the FA Cup! With Chelsea, City and Spurs all crashing out, and with Man Utd and Liverpool earning replays, the feel around the supporters club is that we have a strong chance to win the trophy for a second year running! Let's hope tomorrow's draw is kind to us!
Harry
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