Muff Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 The Flame came though Kingston last night so we took the Kids over to see it.....WOW what a great show they put on!!! the kids had a great time dancing and they were giving away lots of free stuff that the kids just ate up. It was really cool seeing the flame as it makes its way across Canada on its way to Vancouver for the 2010 winter games. One cool thing they told us last night was as the flame makes its way across Canada the longest drive ANYBODY in Canada would have to see the flame is 1 hour...WOW I think that is very cool. GO CANADA GO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doe-ee Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 The olympic flame's gone a long way. It was here a few weeks back and it was very interesting to read of the unique ways some people carried the torch. One guy on the west coast of the island apparently surfed with the torch. He said he had a lot of practice beforehand having his wife toss their baby to him while surfing. Yikes! Another carried it while skate boarding. He practiced carrying it by using a hockey stick before the olympic committee gave him replica torch to use. Our town is hosting 7 different country's olympiads who will be here to practice their skills on our local ski hill before they hop over to the mainland for the games. With all the snow we got last night, it should be a good time for everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 I wish I had known that it was coming through Kingston. I would have concidered bringing my kids to see it. Cool story Joe. :yes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 It came through here over the weekend Joe, I never did get to see it though. Supposedly it was pretty neat! It sure is a long journey it is taking. If you zoom out on the map you can see where it started in Vancouver and has gone already, where it is now and how far it has left to make it back to Vancouver. http://www.vancouver2010.com/more-2010-information/olympic-torch-relay/olympic-torch-relay-interactive-map/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 Very cool...but no pics? lol Can't wait to watch the Olympics....it'll be nice having some good tv programming to watch on my birthday,lol The 2008 summer olympics I basically missed while working at camp, so I'll be glad to hopefully not miss these ones! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alisha Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 I was about a 1/4 mile from the torch when it went through Yarmouth, NS and never bothered to see it. Justin and I were waiting on our bass boat to be finished getting winterized. I listened to it on the radio... and there was a live report. Does that count? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 i wouldn't open my drapes to see it. sorry, but my olympic flame went out in the '80's, when others used pro athletes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBow Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 The flame rolled through my home town yesterday afternoon. I was surprised at how many people lined the streets to see it. Pretty cool! TBow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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