Spartans In Russia: 3

August 31st, 2010: Sochi, Russia

This morning was an easy morning. The team got up late and had a great breakfast at the resort we are staying at. After some relaxing on the beach the team jumped in a bus and headed out to the sites of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games. The group of Russians who are hosting us were very excited to show us the sites for the next Winter Olympiad. For those of us from Vancouver the sight was all to familiar. Lots of hustle and bustle and construction as far as the eye can see. The skyline was dotted with cranes building hotels, venues and housing. Along the road they are building an entire second highway and a light rail way from the main city of Sochi to the mountains where the alpine events will be held. It is much like the Vancouver/Whistler relationship. A big coastal city and a mountainous ski resort. The trip was quite basic, up and back but with all the traffic and construction it was a five hour round trip. After the long hot trip we tried to train in the facility we were going to be playing in the next night. When we arrived we found a great facility. Brightly coloured floor and big spacious training environment. We had our first training session in Russia and it was exciting to think about how our volleyball team was going to impact this culture and those we had the opportunity to come into contact with.

Go Spartans!!!