Oh Boy - so I find myself back in Romania... who would have thought :-)

It is sometimes strange where the sport of Basketball takes me - few months ago I was in Romania.. and now I am back here again. Another trip with Kataja basketball club, as they continue their unexpected journey to the Last 16 of the EuroChallenge.

This time the journey has taken me to the small town of Medias in Transylvania (nope - no sign of Dracula yet, still time though!!). Arriving here early, which was just as well, due to all the snow chaos in over Europe in the recent days. Airport - new one for me!! Sibiu.. nice new airport.. gets only five flights landing there a day. Very helpful car rental people as well - they had warmed up my car for on the evening of my arrival.

Drive from Sibiu to Medias was entertaining, there seemed to be a 50 mile roadwork going on - with a 40km/h speed limit.. which seemed to be only for me. It was 90km/h for the locals :-)

Hotel is great, and also one of the only ones in the town where I am staying - swimming pool, three different saunas (hence my threesome post of FB the other night). Thank goodness there is also a decent restaurant here - otherwise I am not quite sure I would get dinner, nearest restaurant seems to be a fair distance from here.

For a change the team is staying at the same hotel as I am - so every walk out of the room is an adventure to see what various team members are up to.. mostly they need to sit in reception of hallways.. to get a decent Wi-Fi signal.. maybe I am stealing it all with my pictures and videos.. "Sorry guys!"

As well as reporting/videoing/photographing the game - I got another 'duty' today.. drive the backroom staff to the nearest Supermarket to help them buy few essentials for the players. But - driving in my lovely Dacia - only the local cars are good enough for me.. I am not complaining :-)

Today was the first day of work here - with the Kataja evening training session at the Arena, yet another smallish venue but really nice condition. Training seemed to my eyes a nice and relaxed one.. stretching, shooting and running through few set-plays - afterwards quick video interviews with coach Toijala and two players (Fields and Makalainen), before heading back to the Hotel.. edit pictures/videos and send them onwards to the clients.

Another dinner at the Hotel restaurant in the evening - and flippin heck - the portion sizes in this Hotel are something else... both days I've come away from there feeling like I've eaten an Elephant.. and the prices.. PHEW!! I think today's dinner (with drinks) came to a grand total of £3. Can't say that they are charging us too much - but then again, the hotel mainly caters for Romanian people.. so prices aren't inflated to tourist standards.