After a great week of World Cup preparation we left Miami behind and finally, after so much build-up and anticipation, arrived in Rio early on Sunday morning.
Two games in the warm and humid climes of the Sunshine State, as well as a week of training, has put the team in a really positive frame of mind.
Around the team hotel in Miami everyone was full of beans and an afternoon relaxing or playing golf between the meetings with Ecuador and Honduras allowed the players to unwind and get a real feel for the place.
Luke Shaw chats on Twitter
It did mean our Twitter chat with Luke Shaw was delayed by 24 hours as he only returned from the nearby course at 8pm, which was 1am back home, so I thought it was a bit too late to keep our followers back in England up!
So after lunch on Friday, Luke came down to the hotel's beach area with myself, our FATV producers Jon and Damien and our snapper Michael. It made for a really nice scene overlooking Brickell and the Miami River, which was even more interesting when two iguanas turned up to watch what we were doing.
Luke's enjoying being away and is pinching himself that he's going to be at the World Cup aged just 18. The response he and all the other players had around the hotel was great. There was a real buzz that England were in Miami and everyone enjoyed the experience.
The week flashed by and before we knew it we were packing again to depart for the game against Honduras at Sun Life Stadium, and from there the airport.
Being a Saturday, there were almost twice as many fans as the first game, which kicked off during office hours, but one thing that was missing were the clouds.
Bright blue skies greeted us when we reached the home of Miami Dolphins, and it was nearly 32 degrees at pitch-side according to our sports scientist Barry, who measures temperature and humidity before kick-off.
Stormy skies about Sun Life Stadium
Not wanting to miss out, the clouds returned early in the first half and brought with it a bit of a storm. You've no doubt seen what happened - the referee took the teams off the pitch with 22 minutes gone over safety concerns with lightning decorating the sky.
I was watching the game from up in the press box - behind glass - so it was as safe as a press box can be. But stadium announcements were telling fans to make for the concourses and get out of the roofless bowl.
Most did as they were told, but in true English fashion with the rain battering down, a large pocket of our fans were making merry, dancing and singing in support of 'Roy Hodgson's Barmy Army'. Most of the Hondurans were looking a little non-plussed from their vantage point under the stand, but a few did venture out to see what all the fuss was about.
After 45 minutes, the teams were out again and got the action re-started. England were unlucky not to find the back of the net, Sturridge with a couple of chances, Ross Barkley came close, and some last-ditch defending also kept them out.
I wasn't surprised to see another red card - the third this week - as Honduras were very robust in their tackling. Thankfully, though, all our players came through and at full-time Roy confirmed The Ox would be coming to Brazil and was upbeat about his chances of playing in the World Cup.
Joe Hart leads the team off the plane in Rio
And that's where we were heading. After a spot of dinner in one of the huge Sun Life Stadium locker rooms, we got on the bus for Fort Lauderdale airport and the flight to Rio.
The eight-hour flight went very quick for most of us - I wasn't the only one who slept most of the way - and before we knew it we were on the tarmac in Rio, the sun was beaming down and Roy was chatting to the TV cameras.
Because of the amount of luggage and kit we have to take, it's almost a military operation on arrival as everyone on the staff chips in to get the gear off the vans and into the hotel.
The main thing is we've made it to Brazil, and as the players get used to their new surroundings, and we get all the technology and our office up and running, World Cup fever is beginning to take hold.
FA Editor Jamie Bradbury is with the England team for the World Cup and will be bringing us regular updates here and via Twitter @England and @jamiebradbury
