The flight to Beijing

After 5 weeks of camp in Canberra, my team-mates and I were ready for a change of scene! (And a change of weather didn't sound bad either!) ...What better place to go than Beijing! So the morning of August 1st we boarded a Qantas flight along side the rowing, judo and badminton team. We were all in our stripped tops so there was no mistaking all the athletes and officials. I think this made it a little over whelming for the Airport security staff because we were getting through security with full water bottles and stuff! Made me feel special but concerned at the same time!!

The flight was long, but there were many movies to watch so I stayed occupied! ...A little worried for the flight home as I have now watched most of them, and presuming they won't change (as the month hasn't), they will all be the same movies! During the flight (in between movies) it was necessary to get up and walk around. And because other athletes had the same idea, the back of the plane became a great place to talk to other athletes....well it was until flight staff became to concerned about the amount of weight at the back of the plane!

10 hours later, we arrived in Beijing and could feel the heat as soon as we stepped off the plane (didn't help that we were wearing long sleeve tops!) We then passed through customs and boarded the bus that would take us to what would be our home for the next three weeks. The Olympic village.