My Olympic experience Part V

Friday and Saturday were early shifts so up at 5.30 am - I had forgotten what that was like.  We are now in the knock out matches for the 1/4 finals.

Germany v Germany

The dancers

Polish fans

Switzerland v Poland

the conga

on the way back from press conference rehearsal

entertainment before the match

Norway checking in

Norway and Latvia warming up

 China v Russia

Beer waiters

Peter Dixon, voice of the lottery

Brazil v Netherlands

2nd SATURDAY shift

Brazil v Germany

Artist at work

cheeky St James Park squirrel

Italy at the net

Spain changing sides

Italy v Spain

Time out for Netherlands

Netherlands v Switzerland

A day off on Sunday and I made it to the French Table at Surbiton for lunch with Penny and Judith.  Visited Joy and watched Murray win the gold.  Took Fern for a walk with Penny at Wisley Common.

Fern cooling off

Monday was another late shift.  I was given a lift in by Glyn so we didn't have to rush off at the end.  Quarter finals today.  I took Red the dragon in to meet the HGP duck.

In the tribunes

Note the London Eye lit up in the background

Nick and Jill in the Mixed Zone

Peter Spens the artist

Had lunch with Gerry on Tuesday and walked down Whitehall and managed to view the changing of the Household Cavalry.

Red eating Kate's birthday cake

It was Kate's 40th birthday on Tuesday and she bought in cakes for us all.

Brazil being introduced

Brazil v Latvia

Brazil serve

The artist on the roof

Wednesday was women's final day but I only managed to take a couple of images of the bronze match as the press area was so full.

Completed HGP sand sculpture

View from press tribunes

Photo from the OBS balloon

Brazil v China (Brazil won)

Nearly finished

Press conference

USA gold medallists

A blurry pic of Kerry Walsh with Lucy

To end of my shifts at HGP are three photos from others.

View of HGP taken from a helicopter

Me taken by Martha when she interviewed the Mixed Zone Gamesmakers