5th July- 2 Gold (and more)

It's Tues 5 July- the games have one more big day to go.

So far:
Track & Field- many US medals in track, relays, javelin, shot, discus for youth, open (>17 age), and veterans (>40).
Swimming- approx 14 US Gold medals. Ted is not a competitive swimmer.
Team Boccia- Ted, playing on an international team placed first and their team won the Gold. Boccia is the game of carefully navigating soft 3.5" balls as closely as possible to a target.
Team Basketball- The US team did not have the 8 men required to compete so they combined with athletes from Denmark, Spain and Belgium. In playing 3 games, they beat the UK, Germany/Kosovo, and the French.

Last night at dinner the team from Benin played drums, sang and danced while they wore their native clothes. It was cool. Gma Val led the bus home in patriotic songs...a unique experience having 4th of July overseas.

Table Tennis- Ted has developed an excellent soft curve in his ping pong play that no one in our family can beat. He did well in the first round winning 2 out of 3 games. When he advanced to the next round, he won the first one but then was eliminated by the gold medal winner.

I'm back at the hotel now, combining luggage so we will be traveling light - Thurs we go out to the beaches at Normandy. Val and Morgan head back the same day.

Tomorrow are the final two events - soccer and volleyball and then the closing ceremonies. I've had difficulty getting pictures up on the blog, so no shots for you yet. I'm making CDs of favorite shots tonight so we can hand them out tomorrow.

Be Well,
John

Be Well, John