Unlike usual, I’m not I’m going to give you all a long winded diatribe about my latest worldly experience and observation.

Instead, I’ll let the international news coverage tell the story:

http://today.reuters.com/tv/videoStory.aspx?storyID=2527038470e7d2cf77997f01180af16865c64597

I’ve also put up a few pictures of my own that might help tell the tale:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_melbourne/sets/72057594078546365/

The only things I’ll add to it are:

  • It’s less a game of cricket – more a giant snowball fight
  • No, the cricket was not spectacular – just standing up on ice is hard enough let alone showing any real footwork
  • Getting your kit off and swimming in a frozen lake is less challenging then you think – its more the rolling around in the snow naked that’s the cold part
  • Ice curling – a lot more challenging and fun then it looks on TV
  • Vodka – lots of it…all of the time
  • The words stupidity and crazy idiots also spring to mind

Ben