Written at 5:30pm Sunday, local time.

The bus ride from Copenhagen to Frederikshavn was a grueling 8 hours.  We did stop about 45 minutes along the way for food and to stretch.

We arrived at our school at 9:30pm local time, after almost 20 hours of travel.

The girls were immediately greeted by representatives of a Brazilian boys' team.  The Blackhawks boys apparently were not greeted by any girls' team representatives. So, doing as young men do, they went for a long run.

The girls got to bed shortly after midnight and were up about 8am.  The boys went out for a 7am run--apparently still having not been greeted by a girls team.

The boys and girls practiced during the morning, then headed to downtown and then to "Palm Beach" ("Palmestrand").  At the beach, players waded in the Baltic, saw some jellyfish, and played beach soccer.

The evening will involve settling in some more.

Opening ceremony is tomorrow evening