Olympic Fever

[boohbah]

Well its finally here, tomorrow 19/5/12 sees the start of the Olympic torch route that travels the length of the UK.
in my town the flame will pass through about 12:20 pm and is set to be a big occasion.
All the car parks have free parking on the day to encourage a good turn out.
the towns garden department have been grafting furiously making the route (and town) look its best.
the kids have their flags ready and don't really know what all the fuss is about,
for me , i love the olympics, i was never a big sportsman but my sporting claim to fame in my little pond is that i broke the fourth year shot put record of our school, it was quite an old school and my record stood for around ten years, i also won the javelin that day
, came second in the hundred meters race, and our team won the relay race
i won the victor ludorum that year

so let the games begin.... in 70 days 11 hours, not that im counting

London 2012 Olympic torch route - map | Sport | guardian.co.uk

http://www.london2012.com/

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[TypeR]

Just noticed you live in Cornwall, I'm off to St Ives in a few weeks, any other nice places in Cornwall you'd recommend?

 

[z3r010]

Bah that's the news channels and papers screwed for two weeks while it's on, I feel a holiday booking coming on.

 

[TypeR]

Another one?

 

[boohbah]

Just noticed you live in Cornwall, I'm off to St Ives in a few weeks, any other nice places in Cornwall you'd recommend?

nah!...

st ives is nice and has the tate gallery if you like culture,

try going to the minnack theater ,its beautiful ,if you can book for a show in the evening,take a flask and travel blankets.

St Micheals mount is also a nice place to go,

When you buy a pasty, look for a Rowes bakers as imo they make the best , ive been testing them for a few years now

 

[TypeR]

Thanks for the info and links, looks good

Hopefully I'll be lucky and get good weather whilst I'm there.

 

[Golden]

Mousehole is the funkiest little village I've ever been in....worth a visit as its close to St. Michaels.

 

[boohbah]

quite often here in cornwall if the weather is crap on one coast its nice on the other so keep an eye on the forecasts,
you may want to visit the Eden Project whilst you are here, thats an excellent day out, dont know if you have kids , but if you do they may enjoy newquay.

 

[TypeR]

Mousehole and The Eden project have now been added to my list of recommended destinations. Thank you

 

[boohbah]

Mousehole is the funkiest little village I've ever been in....worth a visit as its close to St. Michaels.

mousehole ,pronounced mousle by the locals, gets its name because there is a cave entrance in the cliffs that resemble a mousehole.

you may want to bookmark this site typer

http://www.visitcornwall.com/

 

[TypeR]

Interesting, I wonder if you can hire a small boat and explore the coastline.

 

[boohbah]

there is probably a small ferry type boat that does a tour,

 

[boohbah]

Ok, well heres a poor photo of the torch, it was past in the blink of an eye and surrounded by an escort so as it past level with me i couldnt get a shot, .



the coke truck looked cool though. spidey wasnt bothered much



nice beemer ..

 

[Lava King]

Beemer looks angry.

If it starts turning green, run away. :shock:

 

[boohbah]

yeah it was jealous of the bus behind getting all the attention.

 

[A Guy]

Thanks for sharing Julian

A Guy

 

[boohbah]

today i got a taxi home and the taxi driver i use regularly was telling me about his son who was a torch bearer on saturday,
after the news today that an olympic torch may have sold for £150,000 plus ,i asked the taxi driver if his son was considering selling his.
no he said hes proud to have carried it and been a part of it and said his son would only sell it for a million.
i think he should put it on ebay with a reserve of a million just to see what offers it fetches ,
that can be part of his story when he tells his grand children.

http://www.london2012.com/torch-relay/torchbearers/torchbearers=ricky-bennett-947/index.html

http://news.sky.com/home/uk-news/article/16232070

 

[Trucidation]

I can't wait to watch the Olympics! Wonder who's gonna win the QWOP event this time around.

QWOP

 

[A Guy]

A Guy

 

[rvbfan]

A Guy

Best games ever.