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| Here is coming in the Stratford Gate to the stadium. Mom and Joanie went to see goal ball, (five on a side, sightless, soccer--the ball has a bell in it) and I went into the stadium for a 3-hour session of athletics. I saw many heats and even three victory ceremonies. |
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| Here an athlete is being strapped in, according to his ability or mobility, for throwing of the club (like a bowling pin, but smaller, with a knob of sorts at the top for grabbing). |
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| The little thing on the field, just about dead center, is a little radio controlled car, with the roof open, that the thrown object (club, shot put, discus) is placed in and returned to the officials. I can no longer get my pictures to upload. Sigh. We had a delightful lunch at a picnic table talking to three guys from Kentwood (?). Lots of interesting conversation. We then walked around for a bit and then wandered into men's USA team playing Italy in basketball. It was a good game. I was surprised the focus was more on the players than on the game itself. I was watching the tactics and skills. Mom heard on the TV last night that there needs to be a certain calculation of disability (for each team) on the floor at all times. After the game (USA won by over 25 points), we went to the pin exchange were I traded some pins I brought and I bought one. Then off to the London 2012 MegaStore, a big line to get in, were we did a lot of looking but not a lot of buying yet. Joanie stayed with the one ticket she had for the evening session of track and Mom and I went back to Bayswater on the underground for dinner. We had a delightful dinner at Oodle Noodle (met our criteria of interesting looking and a lot of customers). Today we don't have any Olympic tickets, so are going to the Lyceum Theatre to see The Lion King. We are going to the matinee, so we have time to stop at the British Museum first. We have ticket and/or day passes for the 2, 3, and 4 to get us on the grounds of the Olympics and then we fly home on the 5th. More later! |
