We have well
and truly left the beaches of Montenegro and the lakes of Italy behind, and
have landed in sunny (yes, it was actually 32 degrees on our first day here)
London. We arrived late, received
our accreditation, and hit up the food hall at midnight. We checked in to our homes for the next
3 weeks, and hit the hay under our special edition London Olympic doona
covers. Our first day had an early
start to head to the uniform distribution centre for a full fitting of the
Sportscraft formal attire, the unbelievably cool Dunlop Volleys, the complete
Adidas deck out, and the Speedo suits and robes. All of the uniform filled two bags, and most of our rooms,
shown below
Some famous
people were floating around. I
scored some happy snaps with Venus and Serena Williams, Lauren Jackson, Lawrie
Lawrence and our Athlete Liaison Officers Layne Beachley and Steve Waugh. I spotted Kieren Perkins and John Eales
but am yet to strike a pose with them. Some very non-sporting people by the names
of Hamish and Andy also made an appearance and welcomed the Aussie athletes
(after Andy was escorted out of the village and escaped back into it).
We have the
Australian Team Ceremony and then the Opening Ceremony, so a very hectic couple
of days. We have also managed to
get some hard training in at the Olympic venue – quite a surreal experience
knowing that the empty seats will be filled to capacity in a weeks time.
A feature in
recent weeks was on the Australian Olympic Committee website. When we got fitted for our Olympic
uniform and completed all the required documentation for the AOC we got to do a
filmed interview. Now if you’re
concerned with Kermit the Frog’s mention, just ask anyone born in the 80’s, or
parents of people born in the 80’s for that matter, and I’m sure it can be
explained. The interview is at this link AOC feature
Til next
time
Jane
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