Wow, for once living in the back of beyond has paid off! Not only did we get the Olympic Flame passing about a mile away from our house today, but we also get to host one of the few events taking place outside London, the sailing!
Today was Friday 13th, surely an ominous day for some but we had a ball this morning. After several days of literally torrential rain, the clouds decided to be much lighter today and it was dry as we walked down towards the beach. Met up with various friends and neighbours along the way which was nice, and the kids crazily waved their flags and bopped away to the music coming from the sponsor's lorries. The Husband was more interested in all the bikes (push and motor) that were in the procession, but even he (who is always very bah-humbug about these sorts of things) started getting excited. The Police outriders were high-fiving us as they passed and there was such a cheerful community atmosphere.
The main event was over pretty quickly though, two minutes of frantic waving and cheering and the old man with the torch was gone. It was a bit of an anti-climax really, but fantastic to see so many people out, supporting local volunteers and enjoying the moment. I don't think we'll ever see this again in our lifetime so it was important to go, especially for the kids.
Now we're on countdown for the sporting events, although it will mean a few weeks of road closures, mental traffic and a bombardment of visitors to our town. So long as the weather carries on being as miserable as it has been recently, we'll be hibernating indoors away from the activity anyway!
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