Day 4
Well,
here we are in San Pedro.
San
Pedro I hear you ask.
Yes, San Pedro.
What
is the team doing in San Pedro?
Well,
that’s a long story, but as we are sitting on the runway in San Pedro and not
going anywhere soon, I have plenty of time to tell you. First, let’s backtrack
8 hours to the start of the day.
The
team had a wake-up call this morning at
Alisa,
Ryan or Hayden, and Melissa looking at the messages you leave for them, so keep
them coming
After
about another hour we made it onto the 737 for
Finally
we made it into the air, with a cheer from the team!
3 hours later we were
descending over
And
so, here I am. Sitting on the plane with the team, and a lot of other people. Sweaty, tired, and wondering when we will get to
Hmmm,
how to fill in the time?
Wait,
I know. Let’s go shopping in the Continental Airways Air Mall Catalogue!
(all purchases are as copied direct from the catalogue, no
made up stuff)
The Turbo Groomer
A 6,000 rpm rotating
titanium bladed nose hair trimmer.
Now with stronger blades and two powerful led lights. Only $49.95
The Remote Controlled Shark
2 feet long and capable of depths of up to 9
feet ( sorry about the imperial measurements, but this
is an American catalogue). 15 minutes of battery life, remote control also
submersible. Only $99.95
The
Worlds Largest Crossword
Measures 7 feet by 7 feet
square. 91,000 squares and 28,000 words. Can take
up to 1 year to complete. Guiness book of
records certified. Only $29.95
The
Saves
elbow energy. Now you don’t have to clean all that fat up. Only $29.95
The
Electric Coin Sorter
Sorts and then wraps all your spare change
in rolls of paper. Oversized coins are ejected to the wayward coin overflow
trap system. Only $4.99
The
Mail Chime
Attaches to your letter box and sends a
remote signal so that you know when the postman has been. Only $44.99
The
Portable Safety Medical Emergency Device
You push the appropriate buttons and it
tells you what to do in most common emergency situations. In Spanish
and English. Only $249.99
The
Rat Zapper
Attracts rats and other pesky rodents, then delivers a deadly shock, humanly exterminating them.
Flashing green light says when it is full. 4 aa batteries not included. Holds up
to 10 rats or other rodents of a similar size. Ultra model holds up to
30. Only $39.99
After
another hour on the ground while the pilots figured out what to do (Their words)
and I finished the catalogue, we made it back into the air and headed back to
Customs
in
Arriving
at the hotel, we were pleasantly surprised to find it fairly modern. By the
way, the temperature here is about 24 at a guess, and not humid. Things are
looking up and hopefully if this temperature holds, the team will be fine. Our
room envelope had this letter in it, which I took a picture for you all to
read. I thought it was a nice touch.
Also
sitting on the desk with all our keys were the other teams packages that are
staying at this Hotel, namely
If
the Argentine team is reading this, the NZ team is looking forward to meeting you
all and exchanging cultures, Mark tells us you are a friendly bunch.
After
getting settled into our rooms, we had dinner and retired for the night, which
is where I am now. Oh yes, one last picture. Here’s our room in
Remember
my biggest fear was finding an internet site to send back reports to home.
Well, obviously I did because you are all reading one. And
amazingly after all the sleepless nights worried about how to do it. The
hotel has wireless internet on all floors for 10 Limpara’s
a day. That’s about one dollar NZ!
Ok,
tomorrow, we are training, training, training. So time to get
to bed.