A Walk, a Storm and a Soccer Game

This is that post I promised:
Well, lets start at the beginng, with the pilgrimage walk. I can only relate my experience, as our group was split into a few smaller groups. Paul, Moses and I walked the whole way, about 10 to 12 kms, while the remainder of the group took public transport most of the way. The walk was reasonable, not to hot, only about 37 - 39 degrees. We split up into even smaller groups, and eventually Paul, David (my brother) and I ended up in a group. We found a gate, and waited. We arrived at the gate at about 6 pm, and they did not let us in until 9:30, half way through the vigil. As we got through the gate, a massive storm started. We struggled to stay upright against the wind, but eventually, after an hour or so we arrived at our designated area. The storm had mostly cleared, and we set up camp. Most of the Vinnies group left to go back to the united, as it was too much for them. By the morning, all that were left were Kathleen, Tyrone, Adriana, Alex, Paul and I, along with others from the QLD groups. We managed to sleep for a few hours, even if someone did get attacked by ants (Alex :-) Anyway, we got up in the morning, and got ready for mass. Those who went home had mass with Bishop Joe and Fr. Jason, then watched the mass on the internet. We who stayed got the Papa drive right past some of us in his Papamovil. The mass was typical of a Papal mass, and we found out we were not in a good place for the end of Mass when the Holy Father announced that the next WYD will be in Rio de Janeiro in 2013, and the Brasilians ALL around us erupted into cheers. Anyway, after mass we walked a number of kilometers, and eventually got back to the united. We all went straight to the pool, and soaked there for ages. After that some of us went to the soccer, and as I am running out of time, let it suffice to say, we won.
More later,
Liam