Charlotte Cox

We awoke a 3.30am, couldn’t sleep – still on UK time.  Took a dawn walk to the Empire State Building (too early – closed).  Enjoyed an early morning breakfast in Time Square – eggs over easy.  We then embarked on a whirlwind tour of NY on an opened topped bus followed by a trip on the Staten Island Ferry and a visit to Ground Zero.  Lunched in Chinatown, a quick visit to Macy’s, the Rockefeller Centre then an evening at the the Empire State Building (Opened).

A sweltering hot day but got back to the hotel to find leaflets on the bed telling us what to do in the event of a hurricane.  Early to bed as we have to be at JFK Airport a 4.00am for our morning flight to Puerto Vallarta – hurricane Earl permitting.

After a flight of 7 hours and 40 minutes we touched down at Newark at 6.41pm local time (11.41pm UK).  It’s a hot summers evening in NY with the temperature in the 90’s. 

Next stop Manhattan and the Jolly Madison Hotel.

Wednesday 1st September – A sunny morning and Sonia and Charlotte are ready to go. 

Sonia and Charlotte - Packed and ready to go

We set off for Heathrow at 11.00am and after a journey of roughly two hours arrived safely at Terminal 3.  We checked in for our Virgin flight VS0001 for Newark, New Jersey.  We said a tearful goodbye to Will and Dad at the departure gate and we headed off through security at 2.00pm to hit the “Duty Free” shops.

Mexico here we come - Security at Heathrow

We boarded our flight at 3.45pm on an Airbus A340 named “Lady Luck” – taking off at 4.20pm for the first leg of our journey to Mexico, via Newark airport and over-nighting in New York.

The official web site of the Mexico games can be viewed at:

http://www.iaads.info/

I fly out to Mexico on Wednesday 1st September via the US arriving in Puerto Vallartta on the 3rd September.  I have a few days to settle in and train before the competion starts on the 7th September.

Please visit this web site to follow how I get on.

Here you will find details about my sporting activities, and the run up to my trip to Mexico in September 2010 to represent Great Britain at the First World Games for Athletes with Down Syndrome. 

Check out the official web site at www.iaads.info

All my major medals for 2009