Serge from GM, my guide for the day.

Yes people that’s right. Your eyes are not deceiving you. You are not getting old.  You are not imagining things. You are reading correctly. I, Miss Christina Wallaert, Toronto resident, most ordinary person in the world, was extended an invitation to do a ride along with the Olympic Torch Relay convoy with Serge from GM, one half of the Twitter combo @GM_ArtAndSerge.

On the morning of December 27^th, I met Serge for the beginning of my ride along.  We left from London, ON, located 2 hours west of Toronto, and made our way to Stratford, ON. Along the way I got to ride in the GM Silverado and be a part of the Olympic Torch Relay convoy. I also got to hear some inside information about how the convoy works and how Art and Serge, both employees of GM, keep all the vehicles in the convoy running.

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My Olympic Diary: Riding Along with the Torch Relay

Fireworks at Toronto Torch Celebration.

Last week was a very exciting week for me, in addition to my birthday; the Olympic Torch Relay came to town!  Is it coincidence you ask, that the Torch Relay would fall in the same week as my birthday?  I would like to think it is Olympic karma!

The first Torch Relay I saw was in Toronto on December 17^th.  There were tons of people downtown lining the streets as well as waiting at the Torch Celebration site, Nathan Phillips Square.  We missed the Torch on Yonge Street but managed to catch it in time to see Vicky Sunohara, Olympic Women’s Hockey Gold Medallist carry the torch into the Celebration and light the cauldron.  A series of performances followed, ending with a spectacular fireworks show.  It was freezing out that night but all the people gathered in Nathan Phillips Square kept out the cold.  Check out my Journey to Vancouver 2010 – Diary of a Fan blog for a more in-depth post.

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My Olympic Diary: Chasing the Torch Relay