The hills are alive with the sound of...military helicopters?!? It is an interesting time to have moved to Whistler. The village is changing daily in anticipation of the games. The military and RCMP have established a presence. Volunteers have arrived from all over the country. Many Whistlerites, including a large portion of the ski school, have temporarily left their regular jobs to work for the Olympics. Every day there are new banners hanging and new stages installed. Stores and public buildings have been repurposed as Olympic houses. I can't wait to sample Swiss chocolate at Swiss house and have my fingers crossed that the outdoor bar at Austria house has gluhwein!
As I write this I have just arrived home from the torch lighting ceremony in Whistler Village. An estimated 10,000 people showed up. That is the entire full time population of Whistler! Julia Murray, daughter of legendary Crazy Canuck Dave Murray and Olympic Ski Cross hopeful, rode on the back of the snowmobile up the hill where she handed off to Crazy Canuck Steve Podborski, who skied the flame down to the village and turned it over to Whistler high school student and potential 2012 Olympian Tyler Allison, who lit the cauldron. Very cool. It was so exciting to see Canadians being patriotic. People were wrapped in flags, had red painted faces, and belted out Oh Canada when the time came.
The next few weeks are going to be an exciting time for Whistler, Vancouver, and the rest of Canada. Go Canada go!
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