Opening ceremonies

We hope you enjoyed the show last night. We put a lot of work into banging on our drums, shining our flashlights and lighting our candles. And we even wore white ponchos for you!

The security line was long and airport style - xray machines and metal detectors. This seems to the case at all the venues. We were able to get into a shorter line because of the kids but it still took us st least 45 min to get into the stadium.

Once we were in our seats things seemed to be busy right away. We went through the audience rehearsal and were treated to Jully Black and the Canadian Tenors while we waited. We must have practiced the countdown at least 5 times - we were number 2 by the way.

You saw the show so I don't need to tell you every detail. I asked the kids what their favourite part was and the both said "all of it". Of course Alex was at a little bit of a disadvantage because he fell asleep during the speeches but he woke up in time to see the lighting of the cauldron.

My favourite part was the orcas swimming but every part was spectacular. Even the parade of athletes which seems long on TV was exciting. We all stood up when the Georgian team walked in and they were obviously in a sombre mood with the black armbands on and carrying their flag very still. Very sad day for them especially being such a small team.

We were in the first row of the upper deck which had a great view of everything. When the Canadian team walked in you could litterally feel the whole deck shake. I have been on the upper deck of BC Place before for a Grey Cup game and never felt the whole building shake like that.

It was great to see Rick Hansen carry in the torch and although and any reported glitches with the lighting of the torch were not that obvious from the stands partly I am sure because of the intensity of the moment.

Then it was time to leave. This was no small feat as there seemed to be only one way out for 60000 people. We made it back to our Bed & Breakfast by 1030 in time to watch some of the clips and we can't wait to watch the whole thing again when we get home. Rumour has it we were spotted on TV about an hour in but that has been unconfirmed.

Spectacular ! We will share photos when we get home.

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