Day 1 of my Olympic Journey

The day started early, with my alarm sounding off at 4:15. I finished packing ...which was a tough task when you're going to be gone for 3 weeks and need clothes for work, play and skiing. My flight to YVR had a stop in Edmonchuk. It was a very smooth flight and uneventful until time to land. They were socked in with Ice Fog and we were forced to circle for 1 hour until it lifted. Because of the delay I thought that I had missed my connection to YVR, but lady luck was smiling and I was on the same plane. We got into YVR an hour late, but the weather in Vancouver was gorgeous ...sunny and +8C. I felt funny traveling with skis when my bike and golf clubs would be more appropriate today.
For the next 3 weeks I will be residing on a cruise ship in Squamish (more on this later). I grabbed a bus to Squamish from the airport and it took us right through the heart of Vancouver. The decorations are fabulous and there is a real Olympic feel in the air. We arrived at the ship at 4 pm after 2 transfers. It's a nice looking old boat, but boarding was up a long gang plank via 70 metal steps ...it was a real workout lugging up my 3 bags plus skis. The rooms are the size of a small closet with a single bed and two bunks. It does have a full washroom, but very little storage for suitcases or skis.
I left the boat at 5pm to head up to Whistler to grab my uniform and get accreditation documents. Of course, since we didn't have any accreditation we had to pay for the bus transport ...I'm on the verge of a rant here as they seem to be very disorganized with regard to communicating with the Volunteer work force.
Everything else went fine. The uniforms look great and I hope to be back to the ship by 9:30. I need to be up at 5am tomorrow to be catching the 6 am bus.
Dinner was a bag of nuts! Stay tuned for tomorrow's update ...driver training and Opening Dress Rehearsal (maybe, if I can get there). Ciao!

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Greg
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