Monday, August 6, 2012

Bob and Dwayne go to the Olympics

 Sometimes being a courier for the NMDP really pays off. Bone Marrow Bob was fortunate enough to make a delivery during the Olympics. He brought Dwayne along because he is such an anglophile. Here is their swanky hotel(not!), but the boys can always dream.
*sadly the pictures are a bit out of order but try and bear with me.
Surfer Bob scored a ticket to the men's synchronized diving final. Dwayne had to stay at the hotel because he gets so excited he might have jumped right into the pool. The next day Surfer Bob went alone to Wimbledon because he knew it was useless to try and get a ticket and didn't want to waste Dwayne's time. Sure enough there were no tickets to be had but at least he saw the famed tennis courts. No trip to the Olympics would be complete without a visit to the mega store for souviners. The line to get in was as long as Space Mountain in July but thankfully it moved quick so we could hurry in to elbow people out of the way and spend, spend, spend. There are a couple of things that Bob does not get about the London Olympics. One is the mascot, Wenlock. Its ugly and scarey even when dressed like a beefeater. The other thing is... what is the orbit? What is its purpose? Why is it there?
After an exciting day at Olympic Park, Bob and Dwayne went out for photo opts around town, surfing on the Thames, eating ice lollies, and almost getting run over by a couple of flowered bicycles. What an exciting time to be in London.It was a whirlwind trip but well worth it!