Both the girls' and boys' planes touched down safely at LAX around midnight. The girls were envious that the boys were able to see the space shuttle sitting atop a 747 at the Dulles airport during their layover, but the descent into Atlanta was equally exciting, as we flew right next to an anvil thunder cloud coming alive with lightning. Rachel captured a video of the lightning and Sam got a video of the shuttle, so that we can sswap stories in earnest when we meet for breakfast at Coco's. Everyone is looking forward to eating a real meal again, as the airlines were skimpy with their snacks as usual. Big BJ's bags of beef jerky and Clif bars go only so far in satisfying teenage appetites.
The Marriott Suites are just that: two double beds in one room, and a living room with pull-out couch, TV, desk, and mini-fridge in the other. All three rooms are in a row on the seventh floor, with the girls staying in one room and the boys in another. Mr. And Mrs. Perkins are staying in the room between the boys and the girls.
Today's agenda includes breakfast and team meeting, followed by robot unpacking and building. A group will be stocking the mini-fridges with snacks and breakfast foods purchased from the Target across the street, and Starbucks will definitely see some business. The Anaheim Convention Center will come alive today as teams from all over the world set up their pit areas, practice their skills challenges, and get their robots inspected. Hopefully our robot will be ready for inspection today when the lines tend to be a little shorter.
We hope that robot events.com will offer a live streaming link again this year, so keep looking for it online and we will too.
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