Just goes to show you how out of touch we are with the local community. We were awakened this morning at 7 by cheering and a guy on a loudspeaker. I got up and opened the window to listen and it was immediately apparent that it was the start of a leg of the Olympic torch relay. It was still dark because the clouds were thick and pouring down rain on the events. I got Miranda out of bed and Tammy explained it to her (my throat is sore) and I got the binoculars. Turns out the torch was run up Otter Point Road towards downtown, so we actually got a chance to see it from here. The flame was really quite bright. Either they had it turned up due to the rain, or it doesn’t show up well on the newscasts where they’ve shown it. I’d be scared if I was holding it, for sure. 🙂
I asked Tammy later if we’d known about it would we have gone. With a sick husband, two kids and a downpour at 7 a.m., she declined.
