Queens Wharf on Sunday

Went across to Party Central for the Samoa v Wales game on Sunday. Took the ferry. Half full I guess on the 3:15 crossing for a 3:30 game start. Queens Wharf looked pretty sparse. But the queue was at least 400 metres long - fairly off-putting - but it was moving at a slow walking pace. With all those barriers and channels you did feel a bit like lambs entering a freezing works. Surely there could be more than one entry gate. Anyway. Once inside went to the big crystal clear screens of The Cloud. Quite a small crowd in there - but it's hard to get in front of the screen once there's a few people there sitting on the floor. Which we did. Man, hard as. And cold as. Cold bum territory.

The kids and mums and dads sat on the floor. The lucky ones could sit on the low walls at the back. I guess it's a standing room only sort of place, but for a lot of the time, people will want to sit... We stayed there till half time, but not before...

...there had been some excitement on the big screen and everyone liked that the cheering and flag waving was great...

Halftime food was called for. I really wanted an icecream but couldn't find one. Plenty of chips and donuts to be had though... everybody was there.... not all of them happy...

This lot were though. Halftime and Samoa were in the lead. Time for family snaps...

Time to meet up and get together...

That's right...

Shed 10 is hard to beat. Went there for second half. That roof has character. Glows with it. And it feels warm somehow.

Game almost on. A good feeling. Despite being chilly outside. Southerly change...

Social down this end of Shed 10.

English fans were supporting Wales. Bit of face-painting. Samoans had really gone to town...

Not so cheery now though. Wales had turned the game around. We decided to head for the ferry. In case there was a mass exit. Was pretty civilised though...

Till the next game.