Sunday, July 13, 2008

Part One - Grandfather Mountain Games

We arrived at Grandfather Mountain on Thursday evening. We were happy to find that our site was located on the edge of the track just about mid-field . . . an excellent place to view all the events. Then it started to rain. . . . . . .

It poured! The corners of the canopy filled with water and had to be dumped. We watched the runners from the five mile uphill run come in. They ran through ankle deep water in front of our tent. And it kept raining. When we finally decided we should call it a night we practically drowned getting back to our van.




Friday dawned sunny and beautiful.

There was still plenty of water in front of our tent as the bicycle race began. Folks asked us what time we planned to have the swimming trials.To be continued tomorrow. . . stay tuned as the weather improves and the field events begin.

3 comments:

Theresa said...

oh my gosh, look at all that water! Can't wait to hear if the rest of the weekend went well. The Friday morning picture is beeeyoutiful!!

Vicky said...

Still sounded like fun....even with the rain on the first day. How did you feel? Hopefuly not too stiff or achy. I can't wait to see the rest. BTW- I did my tag!

Chat with Kathleen said...

The weather is always unpredictable. But when you are with your loved ones, you make the best of the situation, which I'm sure you did. It looks like the weekend was an exciting adventure.
Looking forward to your continuation...