It was a very awesome day in Deep Cove today as the Olympic Torch Relay made it through the neighborhood. People lined the street roughly an hour before the torch came through and after it left Cates Park at 10:36am, it made its way down Dollarton Highway were I was waiting to snap my pictures. After the cops drove down the street as an escort, promotional vehicles were the first to drive by. RBC and Coca Cola had people dancing on trucks and giving away free stuff. I was able to get a few Torch Relay bottles of Coke and Coke Zero. Luckily, I staked out a sport that was right next to the hand off and was able to get some pretty good pictures. My mom actually talked to the parents of the kid and needless to say they were pretty excited about what was to come. Like before, be sure to click on the link for bigger pictures.
It might have been raining but these guys where feeling good.
The Coca-Cola truck armed with free stuff
A very patriotic vehicle
An Olympic car telling us the torch is getting close!
The RBC promo car complete with dancing people
Day 104. Just 2 to go!
It was Coke's turn to do their thing.
More Coke
The torch runner waiting to receive the flame
Here comes the flame
A shot of the women who ran from Cates Park to Deep Cove Road.
The exchange!
The kid is ready for his 5 minutes of glory
But first he poses for a few pictures
A new guy runs up Mount Seymour Parkway
great pics and commentary (i’m also a Cloutier cult follower. If you wanna see something interesting, take a look at Google’s new street view for Whistler Mountain.
http://roomwithaviewblog.com/google-introduces-street-view-snowmobile-for-whistler-mountain/
Cheers,
Rishad
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