Arrived in Cali

The long trip to Cali started on Thursday evening at around 16:00. Tania and I met the sevens and Chris (and his wife) from Aerosport and we checked in together. The efficiency of the sevens' managers was absolutely amazing, definitely showing how many times they had done this before. A list had all of our luggage on it (with the luggage barcodes) just in case things were misplaced. They also helped to boost moral with the regular fist bump in the airport after each flight.

Accreditation was rather uneventful with the odd person smoking in the courtyard but we received some awesome free stuff (although at that point we were in dire need of sleep). The rugby guys posed for a few photos and then we were off to our hotel. I'm staying with the aerosport guy and Tania is staying with his wife next door.

Today we met a really nice Colombian volunteer. The Admin staff here have found a few locals that are driving us around and showing us different places. It is really great because you get to see parts of the city that you wouldn't otherwise get to see. Today we went to look at some of the residential areas and park areas to try and get an idea of what the sprint and middle distance will be like. On our way we went to Saint Antonio which is an old colonial part of the city where the original houses from the 1600s still stand.

Now we are off to watch the life savers compete and hopefully we will get a medal!

San Antonio

The Stadium where the opening and closing ceremony will be held.

Ju jitsu (right next to the stadium)

Accreditation [Spot the rugby players :P]