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.
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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:
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.
On the 25 March 2010 I received a letter telling me I have been selected to represent GB at the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Athens from 19th June to the 5th July 2011.
Check out the official web site at: www.athens2011.org/en
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
