August 20, 2008 3:37 AM
Camping out
Found myself in the Athlete's Village the other day and experienced a strange sensation - it felt like summer camp. I never was a summer camper, but I've seen enough movies to know that scene.
A guy pedaled through an indoor lobby on a bike; guys and gals picked up mail from the folks; others penned letters (text messages, actually) to friends and family back in the city. Kept waiting to see the head counselor blow a whistle to signal the start of a two-mile hike.
The sight of rifle-carrying SWAT teams sort of spoiled the move, but not completely.
Some have dubbed these the No-Fun Olympics, but I looked out a bus window the other day and saw volunteers playing an imaginary game of badminton beneath an overpass. All they lacked was a net. Nice to see a spontaneous outburst of goofiness.
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