Wednesday, February 17, 2010

33 Gold Medal Thoughts

Because there are a ton of pictures here, I am going to keep the text short. Below are some thoughts from Vancouver.

1. Our condo from Vacation Rental By Owner remains the best decision (thank you Jeremy) we made. It was two bedrooms and two bathrooms with a great view.
2. The city of Vancouver was definitely ready for this. This is in the middle of the city. There was ice skating available and a zip line if you wanted to wait for five hours for a fifteen second ride.
3. Jeremy, Bryan and I look great on the podium.

4. The company was great.
5. The people of Canada might be the nicest people ever.
6. Except for the protesters. They were mad and decided riots were the best expression of their feelings.
7. The paint seems bad until you see the broken glass that was very common among store fronts.
8. Canadian "Walk" signals are just a litte different. Even those guys seem happier.
9. We love our new camera.
10. Bryan is my best friend and a great travel agent.

11. The Olympic cauldron is really cool.
12. Don't let rain get on the lens of your camera or a wonderful picture is ruined by a spot. Do you see it?
13. Creativity is sparked on a bus ride.
14. We had no idea how cold and wet we would be in just a few short hours but were thrilled to be present for Women's Moguls.

15. The Olympics are a great symbol of peace.16. There was just enough snow for the moguls course. There was exposed dirt on either side.
17. Our last camera would never have caught this shot.
18. ....and especially this one (about a third of a second later).
19. I wish I was an Olympic mogulist.
20. Bryan and Jeremy were cheering on gold medalist Hannah Kearney.
21. The Czech fans are really stylish. Look at those boots.
22. I really just stopped to take a picture of this so I could catch my breath during our hike up Whistler.
23. Carving a totem pole with this small tool would take for. ev. er.

24. I love our new camera. "Ready, set, ....
25. "Go...."
26. If you have to take Tylenol with no water available, eating an apple is a great way to get the taste out of your mouth.

27. Cheering for Team USA biathlete Tim Burke didn't make the biathlon any more entertaining... for me anyway.
28. Ponchos make every girl look a lot better. Or not.

29. There is not a good place to stand to watch the biathlon. It's kinda hard to see a target the size of a golf ball when standing on this hill
30. The Sea to Sky Highway is beautiful.
31. Vancouver is a very clean city.
32. The flight to Seattle is really long. However, the mountains along the way are fun to look at.
33. Bryan and I were pleased to get a great trip like this in before Jackson arrives. Something tells us there won't be these whirlwind trips out of the country as often.








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