Yesterday I worked the early shift and was stationed at the Transportation Mall (Vanoc speak for big empty parking lot that services 1 bus per hour). The attached picture was taken through my windshield from where I was parked. The nice part of this location is that it is a 3 minute walk into the Village where I could get a nice latte at 5bucks (what the kids call Starbucks). I did get 2 client groups ...a family from Peru (the first Winter Olympics for their country) and 3 delegates from Rio who are hosting the 2016 Summer Games.
I finished early and got back to the boat in time to see the hockey game. The Swiss play an incredible defensive game and know how to shut down Canada. It was very nerve racking watching the game, because goals were not easy to come by and the Swiss were certainly capable of winning. In the end Sydney came through and all was well from Victoria to St. John's. We must now beat the Americans on Sunday to win our pool.
The other exciting news was Christine Nesbitt winning Canada's 3rd Gold of the games. I can now brag that she was from my old Home town. I find the Cdn athletes are very gracious and Christine had a smile that just wouldn't quit. The men's figure skating was also very exciting and it was good to see the Quadruple Jerk from Russia lose by 1 point. I felt bad for the Chinese skater who had the lace "malfunction". It was a real shame, as he had a great program going before the lace broke.
Today it's another beautiful day and I don't work until 2:30, so I am going to ski for a few hours before reporting in.
Let's hope for more medals today!!
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Best regards,
Greg
M 416-347-1545
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