Link to Part 7 Lien vers la partie française After a comfortable ride in Rick’s truck, we arrived home around lunchtime on Monday, August 3rd. About thirty minutes before reaching the house, I had texted our neighbours, Kevin and Diane, who had been staying at our place during our absence (see part 3). I didn’t want to message them earlier and risk dampening the celebration they were hosting by making them worry about us. After Rick, they were the first to hear about the acci

Lien vers la partie 7 Link to English Après un trajet confortable dans le camion de Rick, nous sommes arrivés à la maison vers l’heure du lunch, le lundi 3 août. Environ trente minutes avant notre arrivée, j’avais envoyé un message à nos voisins, Kevin et Diane, qui étaient restés chez nous pendant notre absence (voir partie 3). Je ne voulais pas leur écrire plus tôt, de peur de gâcher leur célébration, en les inquiétant inutilement. Après Rick, ils ont été les premiers à ent

Lien vers la partie 1 Link to english Dans la première partie, je vous ai laissés au moment où Dave magasinait la moto de ses rêves : une Harley-Davidson Ultra Limited CVO du 115e anniversaire. Voici donc les résultats de ce magasinage: Moto #1 La première trouvaille de Dave était située à Kamloops, en Colombie-Britannique, à environ deux heures au nord-ouest de Kelowna. La moto était vendue par un particulier et le prix demandé était exceptionnel : environ 6 000 $ de moins q

Link to Part 1 Lien vers la version française. In part 1, I left you just as Dave was shopping for his dream motorcycle: the 115th Anniversary Harley Davidson Ultra Limited CVO... Here is how it unfolded: Bike # 1 Dave's first lead was a beautiful 115th Anniversary Ultra Limited CVO located in Kamloops, British Columbia, about two hours northwest of Kelowna. The motorcycle was being sold privately, and the asking price was remarkable—roughly $6,000 less than anything else co

Link to Part 11 Lien vers la partie française On February 15th, Dave and I headed out for our sixth shift at the Speed Skating Arena. After checking in, and because it was our eighth shift overall, we received another volunteer gift: a pin. At this point, you probably know the drill... We grabbed lunch, returned to the meeting room, and got our assignment: the same role as the last two shifts, but this time at the East Entrance. There were two volunteer groups stationed there

Link to Part 8 Lien vers la partie Française I think you’ve all figured it out by now… being a volunteer at the Olympics — and landing a great spot — is almost entirely a matter of luck. So far, I feel like I’ve got a horseshoe up my arse! On my second shift (and Dave’s first at Speed Skating), we were given a black dot. Because there was also a hockey game happening at the same time, right across from the speed skating arena, there were far more volunteers than the day befor