Thursday 20th July 2006 – Leaving home
Day 2 – Matt
At 3:30AM the coach arrived to take us to the airport. The journey by coach didn’t seem that long but everyone was getting excited.
After we checked in at the airport, Jack and Ritchard sorted out everyones group money and there was just enough time to get a book and grab a bite to eat. I spent the first plane journey reading my book and playing Uno.
When the plane finally landed in Madrid we entered the airport and were in awe and wonder! The airport was huge, smooth, curved architecture with different colour supports, wooden ceiling and marble floor and glass bridges.
At last we managed to get on the planed, but timing was tight.
The 11 hour flight to Ecuador wasn’t too bad.
I just read my book looking out of the window as we passed over the carrabean and when we first entered South America…
(oh yeah, and we met Sir Robert Winston on the plane which was nice)
“Dear Blenheim High School Team,
I hope (I am sure you will) you have a great time.
And remember rashes, blisters and arguments are all reasonable in moderation. Crying’s OK, too, from time to time.
But try to enjoy everything you see around you – and rember always that everybody has their good side.
Best wishes and good luck
Robert Winston“
…The view was amazing as we entered Ecuador.
[This photo taken by Garreth]
The mountains appeared out of the clouds and I couldn’t help taking photos. It was awe inspiring. As we got closer and closer we could see Quito. There was a diverse range of different sized buildings and the city was surrounded by mountains.
After we landed we checked out and got our bags.
Then it hit me – we were here! We were in South America, Thousands and thousands of miles from home. There were some guys at the airport who had arragned to take us to our Hostel. Driving through Quito, I got a good sense of the quality of life here. There was a fair range of buildings, from dirty run-down concrete blocks to massive buildings made out of glass and steel.
When we got to our Hostel I was taken completely by suprise! This place was really warm and cosy with stone and wooden floor and courtyard with tables and chairs.
I’ve been put in a room of five. James sleeps on the floor and I get a little bed side table, brilliant! I’m really tired now so I’m gonna get some sleep.
Matthew
[The first couple of days]
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