Team Finland!: Training session with Manchester United Coach

The boys found their way to the army compound at the north end of Copacabana Beach to participate in a training session with a Manchester United coach. They worked up a good sweat learning some new football training drills. The Philippines team, the women's team from India, the men's team from Cambodia joined them in the session, along with several from the South African team. Huli interviewed and Katie recorded Patrick and Kenneth with the ocean as a background. We have been interviewing the players two at a time to get their feelings about the tournament. Hopefully we'll be able to post the interviews on the blog, but the downloading time for video is really long here in Brazil, so they may have to wait until we return to Finland. A walk on the promenade was nice in the early evening when it was not so hot, and Timo, Huli and Katie stopped to try the coconut drink. The man chops the bottom of the coconut off with a fair sized hatchet, while holding the coconut in his other hand. Then he chops open the coconut and you are served coconut milk right from the coconut with a straw. I'm sure other's have experienced this treat, but it was my first time. When you finished with the drink he then chops open the nut and prepares the coconut from inside so that you can eat that as well. Cool treat for a hot afternoon. If you have read this far, I have to tell you my own personal discovery on the way back to the hotel. I saw the most beautiful butterfly just floating around and landing. One of those big ones that we usually only get to see in the enclosures in the Botanical gardens. I didn't get my camera out fast enough, so there is no picture.