Well as some of you locals know the Olympic torch visited various parts of our city. Since it was coming to UVic I decided to join in on the excitement there. It all took place October 30th and the exact time the runner came by was about 5:30pm. UVic had a huge party with snowboarders (they even had snow brought in), mini olympic sports, a stage where students danced, free food (I arrived at 4:20pm and they were out of the food, even the apple cider, coffee area was swiped as there were no cups anywhere), a DJ ripping up the tunes etc. Someone handed out these cool flags and I forgot to take a picture of them but I still have them.
My feet were so sore standing for what seemed like an eternity waiting for the runner to arrive. I was tempted to go downtown for the big extravaganza but it was a Friday and I had our last market to go to early Saturday morning so figured this was the best option.
There were so many people around me and the guy beside me kept waving his Royal Bank tambourine in front of my face (wish I had received one of those as they looked cool). Every time a plane flew over us we raised our hands and screamed. Also whenever someone drove down the main area we screamed no matter who it was as we were so anxious for the torch.
Snowboarder's getting ready:
Snapping photos as the snowboarders came down the ramp:
Police Lining the Streets:
The big red truck with that famous logo:
A guy dancing on the Coca Cola truck just as it was passing me:
The Royal Bank truck:
The Olympic Torch (she is in all white) and it's a bit blurry and happened so fast:
That's all for now,
Michelle
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