Waking up over the south Atlantic
Me and my host Matias on the way to the village from the airport
The rugby court is being prepared for Maximus to begin in just 3 days!
The ANDEF logo will be painted in the white circle at half-court
Everything gets fresh paint to welcome the countries of ARG, BRA, COL, GBR & USA,
The dining area just off the court
and the buffet table
A buetiful pool to swim in and enjoy
One part of the very long ramps going from the top level where the dorms are down to the mid-level where the gym, pool and dining hall all are.
Another view from top. The roof on right is over the gym, the round roof is dining hall, and to the left is the kitchen and restrooms
A look at the switch back on the ramp. There are 3 sections all togeter.
Just starting down section 1
This is the area in front of the dorm rooms
Its a 2 floor building - a few of the Brazilian players setting up house!
The administration buildings, also on the top level
Inside a trpical dorm.
Toilet and shower, all accessible
From the back looking towards the front door
Where Im sitting as I add these captions
HUGE TV's in every room
well, it looks huge in the close-up anyway..... not much need for TV anyway, its all about Rugby!!
The sink
and a power outet so you know what adaptor you might need
This is the track on the lower level
And the ANDEF logo is now complete!
and the walls are dry
and festive decorations are being put in place
Even the Maximus logo has been added to the rugby court.... very cool!
the flags of the 27 states of Brazil are displyed
Day 2 - Looking from mid level down to lower level where the track is located
and yes, another long 3 section ramp to push to get there.
lOOKING FROM MID LEVEL TOWARDS UPPER LEVEL
The road in on the right
Matias car and my limo for a few days
Its a Fiat! or is it a Chrysler now??
Awesome accessible transpo if you dont want to push the ramps (or cant)
Team Brazil has a meeting
So the van in the previous picture pulls up to these ramps located on each level, then you cram as many w/c's and people in it as you can to get up or down a level... did I mention there are no side doors to keep you from rolling out?.
This is the hardest working truck in the village!
a look at the ramp from mid level to upper level
Hot tub time for Brazil after a hard day of practice
Moved to my hotel last night because the village will be full, Refs and classifiers will be here as well. The next few pictures are from the room Im in now, but I'll be moving to a bay front room in a day or so.
These next pics will be what I'll have to look at each morning..... the rain is starting to let up and clear. Life is good!!
Oil drilling rigs are all over here in the bays.
