I was there, I was at the Opening ceremonies of the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. I was amazed, awed and proud. I was surrounded by many different nationalities all gathered under a flag of peace for the honouring of the athletes. Yes the expense is ridiculous to attend and to host but WOW! Some moments took my breath away.

We went by public transit, catching the bus to the Canada Line and heading downtown to B.C. Place. The trip went smoothly and we got there in plenty of time to pass through security and get to our seats. My only complaint was the food was marginal and fine for a hockey game but we were going to there for hours and a better selection might have been nice, it was of course very expensive.

We were prepped for the show and given instruction on what we were to do. During the count down we stood up with the back of our drum showing and yelled the number we were. We wore our goofy white ponchos so the light would be effective and learned how to hit our drum and follow our leader. They helped us assemble our flashlight so we were ready for the Northern Light display that was part of the show. We were kept entertained and amused while waiting for the big moment.

After the show we made our way out of B.C. Place to reverse our route. Although very busy this time everyone was polite and the line up although incredibly long was moving well. The Salvation Army was even on hand to pass out water to the line up. The only hitch was when arriving to our bus stop we waited in the rain and no bus appeared. We had been chatting with a volunteer to the games who had done costume fitting for the opening and when she reached her husband and had him swing by to pick her up offered us a lift home. How many places in the world would strangers offer a lift to family? All in all a great evening that will be remembered for a life time.

Thanks to all who made it great.