February 6, 2002
Greetings from the High Country,
Yesterday
was another training day for us. I finally learned where I will be working.
I am going to be driving the spectators from the parking lots to the Soldier
Hollow venue. Soldier Hollow is home to the biathlon, cross country and
Nordic combined events. I can't tell you how beautiful it is there. It
is a valley surrounded by the Wasatch mountain range. Simply
gorgeous.
We also learned about some of the security that is in place for the Olympics. Our buses will be parked in a secure area and will be checked out by the secret service and the FBI before we will be allowed to drive them. When we are driving, helicopters will be flying overhead keeping track of the movement of all of the buses. Hope I don't make any wrong turns!! All the spectators will go through a 'mag and bag' before being allowed to board the buses. They have to go through a security screening that includes measures similar to airports. They have the x-ray machines and all bags will be searched before they are allowed to board the buses. Riding the bus is the only way people can get to the venue.
I also found out our motel is home to the Jamaican bobsled team. When we got back to our motel last night they were in the lobby selling t-shirts and autographing them. I now have a t-shirt signed by all the members of the Jamaican bobsled team. They are a very cool group of guys. Of course I hope the USA takes home a lot of gold medals, but now I have a special interest in the bobsled team from Jamaica!
The Olympics hasn't even officially started yet, but I've already had a great time and met a lot of wonderful people. Can't wait for the games to actually start. We now have the next three days off. Time for a little exploring and shopping. It is 15 degrees here right now. Going to get up to mid 20's today. Snow Friday. Another clear day today, beautiful
Bye for now, Len
Jamaican Bobsled team in Len's motel lobby.
Can
you tell I'm out of the CATA service area?
