Just a FEW of the many articles telling us how Brazilians feel about the Olympics
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-36971906
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/05/world/americas/brazil-olympics-rio.html?_r=0
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-rio-idUSKCN10G08P
Friday, August 5, 2016
We have arrived!!
Well we finally arrived in Rio very early this morning.
Customs went quickly. After they took our fingerprints, we grabbed our dented luggage without incident and found our contact immediately holding his little USOC sign.
Safety is a high concern here at the airport. Lots of armed soldiers here.
Our driver got us safely to the hotel (a little place called Plaza Spania) and we were so excited to get to our room. We spent the morning fast asleep, attempting to catch up from the past 36 hours of travel.
We are making plans and catching up on ranking round news. We will post more details later when we catch up with ourselves!!
Customs went quickly. After they took our fingerprints, we grabbed our dented luggage without incident and found our contact immediately holding his little USOC sign.
Safety is a high concern here at the airport. Lots of armed soldiers here.
We are making plans and catching up on ranking round news. We will post more details later when we catch up with ourselves!!
Thursday, August 4, 2016
On our way to Rio!!
First stop Los Angeles...
After a full day of Farm Bureau training Alfred picked me up in Gilbert and we were off to the airport. Timed it perfectly as we sat down at our gate, grabbed a water and it was time to board. The flight to LA was a bumpy one (you in Arizona know why - the storms and wind were crazy).
NEXT off to Panama...
We finally figured out we were departing from Terminal 6 and after a meal we walked to our gate and well they were boarding... perfect timing again. This was our first time on COPA Airlines. The attendants were amazing, the food was good but I very much missed the lay flat beds of American Airlines International Business flights!! COPA business class seats are just okay. Luckily the flight was only a few hours and I was exhausted!
Now we are in Panama City...actually Panama City Airport. We have hours until our next flight. We have taken over a few chairs in a corner. I took a webinar class for work and spent the morning catching up on reading and writing and a little sleeping across two chairs. Alfred spent some time reading his kindle and catching up on articles on Brady with his feet up (until the little lady came and told him they needed the chair haha)
We will probably tour the airport a little later - definitely NOT an exciting day!!
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