Arriving in Belfast

Well the team has arrived in Belfast after a very long 31 hours of travelling.
Members flew from Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth  and all met in Dubai, then flew together onto Dublin. When we arrived in Dublin there was a coach to transport us to Belfast( 2 hours).

On arrival at the Hilton Belfast it was great to see familiar faces from the from 2011 International Deaf Championships. Also we were all very grateful for the warm welcome from volunteers and Northern Ireland players.

After check in and a much need shower we all met up for a lovely dinner and then a quick meeting for all the players and supports. Great job by the organizing committee  as everything went smoothly.
 The staff at the Hilton are also very helpful.
Saturday morning will be our first practise.
Then the afternoon will see some meetings for some while others head off to explore Belfast.
So far,  there has been light showers and hopefully fine weather will prevail. The temperature is around 18 but it seems a lot warmer than that. The Australian Cricket team booked out of the hotel on the day we arrived. They won so hopefully it is an omen.

Go Aussie.