All things come to an end.

So Rachel and I have two more days here in Durban. We have met wonderful people, seen beautiful places, watched unbelievable soccer and can’t wait to come home to see family. This past weekend we took in the Portugal v. Brazil match on Friday night which was incredibly boring (except that we sat next to a man from Portugal who was hilarious. Please see the posted videos below for more information.). Saturday we had a romantic weekend at a vineyard (with no grape vines) further up the coast from Durban. We were right on the beach and it was so relaxing. Finally, today Rachel and I drove south down the coast to a beautiful gorge and game reserve where we saw giraffes, wilde beasts, spring boks, zebras and other animals. Pictures of all this will be in the next post. I also plan on doing a wrap up post.

So Saturday night the USA run for the World Cup came to an end. Again Ghana put us out of the tournament but this time it was a little bit later than four years ago. As expected our midfield was the only part of our team we felt confident it. We can not have a group of forwards that go scoreless for a World Cup and expect to advance to any decent stage. Unfortunately I feel that Bob Bradley has just coached his last match as head coach. I would be surprised if he is present for the match against Brazil in August. Also, farewell to Donovan. He will join Everton before their next campaign starts in August and if we are lucky he will play a few more matches for the Galaxy (actually if the Sounders are lucky he will not play any more matches for the Galaxy). I don't know if there is much more to say. We had an opportunity because Ghana did not play that well but it is what it is. Now we wait four more years. Unfortunately I feel that it will be a more difficult World Cup in Brazil.

Thanks for reading and enjoy my Portugese friend.