Vittoria has just sent a text from Aachen with a photo of Bug about to get on the lorry to travel to the airport (see below). The Italian team horses and riders are flying from Amsterdam today. Vittoria says that there is a typhoon on the Hong Kong weather forecast! Let's hope the weather forecasters were wrong this time!

Update from Vittoria...

God knows what people thought of us in the airport... the team clothing did make us feel more united, however embarrassing and it certainly made us stand out! Passers by must have wondered what sport we were: mixed sex, very spread age range, varied conformations with smokers and drinkers involved!