It was a long day waiting as he was second on after noon, which means it all depends on how long the first match goes. That first match really seemed to go forever.....well, three sets in the heat!!! The wait was killing us, I can't imagine how hard that is as a player. You want to get on the court and play and the longer it takes the more the nerves kick in!!
It has been a great experience and the people have been wonderful here. David now has new fans and we had a few of the volunteers who actually looked for and took care of us. One of them, Joanne, would always help us get "our seats" together.
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| Joanne, our favorite volunteer!! She was wonderful!! |
After David's match we celebrated with pictures and then we all, 13 went to dinner!! We ended up at a Brazilian restaurant......Rio here we come!
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| Nick getting his Bronze! |
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| David on the medal stand. |
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| Silver and Bronze for the USA!! |
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| David with Kim and Shane |
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| Tracey, David and I |
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| The whole group!!! |
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| Dinner w/ David and both medals! |
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| Gold and Silver, Nice Job!! |
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| David getting pictures with new fans! |
To finish our day we took the tube to see the Tower Bridge with the lights on. What a beautiful bridge! The only disappointment was the Paralympic sign was up so the bridge could go up to let a boat through. We waited for it to go down with the lift, but it didn't. After 20 minutes we decided to head back.....it was a very long day and we were so ready for bed!! Tonight closing ceremony and then up early for our flight home to the good ole USA!!
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| Tower Bridge |
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| Tower Bridge with the bridge up |
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| Tower of London |
I imagine yesterday was a mixture of disappointment at the loss but celebration at what Dave has accomplished. It's so awesome that he had so many people there supporting and cheering for him. I hope we can get together with you when you get back so we can hear more about it. Safe travels!
ReplyDeleteGood job David, and a good job to his fan club for their support. Beautiful pictures on London at night. Makes me want to see it in person. Dan
ReplyDeleteWhat a fanstastic experience for all of you! David is so blessed to have such great family & friends to cheer him on. I bet you guys made a big impression at the restaurant! Did anyone talk to you guys? I would have! LOL
ReplyDeleteTahnks again Terri for all the pictures and time put into this blog!!
Love,
Jules
Thanks for all you did Terri to keep us informed.
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