Day 1 - Travel and orientation

Well, I made it to the BLR in Malibu, California.  The day started off by being upgraded on the flight out here.  I had the window seat on the left side of the plane and when we pulled onto the runway, I noticed there was another plane on the runway to our left that was taking off at the same time.  When we got in the air, the other plane turned left, and we turned right.  It was pretty cool.

On the ride from the airport, the shuttle took the highway by the ocean.  It was a beautiful day and lots of people were out.  Car sightings for the day include two Ferraris and a Bentley.  

Arrival at the BLR was expected.  The rooms are modular houses, but nice inside.  I never thought I'd be in a double-wide with a flat screen television.  The rest of the day was a few orientation sessions and then dinner.  

There are people here from all over the USA and some even traveled from other countries.  Actually, on the van ride from the airport, I met a lady that lives in Katy.  It turns out that we were on the same flight.

As a rough estimate, there's probably 25 people who arrived today, and maybe another 45 people staying another week, for a total guest list of about 80 people this week.

I know that someone probably wants to know about the weather, so let's get to it.  The highs all week are in the 70's, lows in the 50's.  The weather report is now done.

Alright, that's it for the day.  I am going to finish unpacking, then get to bed because the program starts at 6 am tomorrow.  

That about sums up the first day