Miracles

February 9, 2008

_44416304_williamscreditMy debenture seats in the Millennium Stadium are behind the goal posts so we had a grandstand view of one of the most agile tries I have seen in many years. Shane Williams managed to pick his feet off the ground, avoid the corner post and still get touch down. It was a near miracle that I was there, the flight from Reno to Chicago left 45 minutes late giving me 10 minutes to make the connection. I had to beg them to open the door (which they did). A following wind meant that we landed in London early. With only a carry on I got outside the terminal fast, the shuttle bus to the rental lot turned up as I got to the bus stop. My wife dropped my son (and my Welsh shirt) off at a motorway exit and I picked him up. We got to the train station as the last train to Cardiff was scheduled to leave, but it was ten minutes late so we caught it! If just one thing had gone wrong …..

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