And I Would Walk 500 Kilometers...

Actually, I walked 219 kilometers in Canada. The Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee gave all press members these pedometers and I wore mine everyday. 219 kilometers amounts to 136 miles. To give you some perspective:

The distance between Vancouver and Seattle is 141 miles.
The distance between San Antonio and the Mexican border is 145 miles.
136 miles amounts to more than 5 marathons.

The real reason for this final Olympic Nick blog post is to show off my comprehensive online photo album from my adventures in British Columbia. Included in the album are shots from opening and closing ceremonies, alpine skiing, curling, hockey, and the Capilano Suspension Bridge. Check it out!

Goodbye Canada, Hello Unemployment

I'm home. My last few days in British Columbia were spent in Vancouver. Among the activities were watching the U.S. lose to Canada in the gold medal hockey final, watching about a hundred thousand Canadians celebrating like madmen, watching Neil Young and other acts perform at the closing ceremonies, celebrating the end of the Games with co-workers, visiting the famous Capilano Suspension Bridge and honoring Vanessa's birthday with friends. It was a fun two and a half days and a great way to cap off my time in Canada.

The photo above is from the suspension bridge, which is just the largest of a labyrinth of bridges amongst the trees in Northern Vancouver. Locals probably consider it a tourist trap, but I had never seen trees like this before and the photo opportunities along were worth the steep price of admission. The Olympic Games were an amazing conclusion to an awesome nine-month stint with the U.S. Olympic Committee. As a way to close down this blog, I will post an extensive photo album in the coming days. Thanks for reading and see you in London 2012.

Canadian Observation of the Day: Canadian hockey fans talk trash but are otherwise completely harmless

Final Medal Count: USA 37, Germany 30, Canada 26