Saturday, July 11, 2009

Day 4 - Saturday Morning in Haifa

After the training session, we returned to the hotel. As we came into the lobby, we encountered the O-35 team. Here is a reunion photo of the boys from the 2007 Pan Am team. From L to R - Parksy, Indy, Kool, DBKOP, Scotty, DKNY and Simone.

Our training session was cut a bit short. A worker arrived at the field and asked us to vacate. He wasn't impressed that we entered his secure facility, however, he let us go quietly without a lot of gunfire.

A few of the boys moving the goal into position. What a beautiful stadium with an immaculate natural grassy carpet.

The boys over at the bench area getting their gear on and their focus.


Take a look at this video of the boys in action. That's Scotty Cohen doing the Brazilian pregame dance.
The sunrise over the Haifa harbour from the back patio of the hotel. Its about 6 am and I had just spoken to Cayles and Marcella. Cayles told me that Amy's phone had broken. Maybe its time for a Curve.

Went for a drive down to the beach to check it out. At 5:30 am, things were pretty quite and the beach here is quite pristine and beautiful.

Here's a look at our hotel, the Dan Carmel. It's perched up at the top of the hill above the Bahai Temple and gardens. It's quite nice inside although the rooms are somewhat old and in need of some modernizing. This is my home for the next two weeks.

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