Thursday, March 11, 2010
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Vancouver 2010 In Summary
Well Friends, it is hard to believe it has been nearly two weeks since the end of the Games.
It has been difficult to write an ending.
The images keep running through my head, the events, the people, the scenery the beauty of it all.
As the days have gone by it seems easier to wrap the event into one package.
The reoccurring theme to me is the fact that so many people from around the world were there and they treated each other as equals.
There were spectators and participants of every color, creed, continent and religion. People from countries
that are at war with each other in their home land, yet at the Olympics they came in peace. Amazing.
There was unanimity amongst the many people that talked to me about the United States. They all want the U.S. to succeed and asked why are there so many Americans that work against their own leaders? To that I did not
have a good answer. They explained that American is looked up to as the world leader and they hope we will
be that leader. I never heard a mean remark against our country, that is unless you consider the hockey talk!!
When you are at the Olympics, you feel the spirit that is the Olympics. One world united for sport, competition and peace.
On to London 2010!
George
It has been difficult to write an ending.
The images keep running through my head, the events, the people, the scenery the beauty of it all.
As the days have gone by it seems easier to wrap the event into one package.
The reoccurring theme to me is the fact that so many people from around the world were there and they treated each other as equals.
There were spectators and participants of every color, creed, continent and religion. People from countries
that are at war with each other in their home land, yet at the Olympics they came in peace. Amazing.
There was unanimity amongst the many people that talked to me about the United States. They all want the U.S. to succeed and asked why are there so many Americans that work against their own leaders? To that I did not
have a good answer. They explained that American is looked up to as the world leader and they hope we will
be that leader. I never heard a mean remark against our country, that is unless you consider the hockey talk!!
When you are at the Olympics, you feel the spirit that is the Olympics. One world united for sport, competition and peace.
On to London 2010!
George
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Geocaching JP
My roomy JP is a geocacher. I had never heard of such
a thing.
BTW JP wants you to know JP is short for Jean-Paul. His
family came to Halifax Nova Scotia Canada from
France and re-located to Montreal
after his mother gave up trying to learn English!
JP lives in St. Hubert, Quebec where he has overcome
adversity to be retired(insider joke from watching the tear-
jerker stories it seems every Olympic athlete has).
Geocaching is a worldwide high-tech treasure hunting game played
by adventure seekers equipped with a GPS device.
The basic idea is to locate hidden containers, called geocaches.
Go to: Geocaching.com for an interesting stroll through
the sport.
It is played by people from around the world with an
emphasis on community and support for the environment.
The attached picture shows JP's find while in Calgary, Alberta
to attend the Grey Cup game.
The top of his hand holds the travel bug purchased and registered
by the hider. Registering it allows for tracking. The bottom is the
cache, a football helmet medallion. The hider wanted the cache
to visit as many stadiums as possible. JP then took the cache to
Montreal and hid it there. Nobody but thieves(muggles) keep
the caches. They are for everyone to enjoy.
Muggles are a problem, so one must be mindful of who is around
them when they hide or find a cache. Keep an eye out for JP he
might be in your neighborhood and you don't even know it. JP
has found two geocaches while in Whistler. He left three coins
but did not take any.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Czech Mates!
On the left is Cestmir Prochazka from Litomerice, Czech Republic,
and Lukas Tousek from Cesky Krumlov-Vetrni, Czech Republic.
"Chester" is a wakeboarding and water ski instructor back home and
has been thrilled to meet athletes from his home country.
Lukas was a mountain guide before coming to Whistler and his goal is
to discover Canada. He has discovered more than that!
He loves beach volleyball so go figure!
They both speak at least three languages.
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