Pilgrim Soldier

…was my reaction to an e-mail I’ve just received!

Now I’m a major sports fan! Whilst my favourites are typically English, Football, Cricket and Rugby, my tastes cover pretty much all sport (except possibly curling, bowls and darts). This means that I’m very aware that the Ice Hockey World Championships are being held here in Riga during May!

Tickets to most matches were sold out at a very early stage and the cost was too much to justify for those that weren’t, so despite really wanting to go, I’ve reconciled myself to watching it on the TV.

Imagine my excitement therefore on Sunday when my best friend here, Steve, told me that he had tickets to some of the matches. Then this morning I open my e-mail and there it is; an e-mail inviting me to both the Bronze medal game and the final on May 21st! I’m looking at this as probably my once in a lifetime opportunity to go to the final of a major international sporting event and I’m grabbing it with both hands!