The Awesome – Day 28 : Olympics. Better late than never.

Being in Vancouver and Whistler the past few days. I thought I’d give myself a tour of some of the locations they still had available with some left over Olympic spirit.

I’ve never been to the Olympics and would love to go. I’m thinking maybe Russia. Can’t wait to try their vodka.

Anyway, the Whistler Village still has some statues up of the rings, the Inukshuk statue and various photos and statues littered around. Also touching was the memorial set up for the luge athlete Nodar Kumaritashvili from Georgia who passed away during a training run at the games when he flew over the side of the track. Tons of people from all over the country still leave mementos, write him notes in a notebook and pay tribute to his athleticism and country when they visit.

One thing that kept repeating in my tour is the Inukshuk statues. These are statues of stone, made by humans of native descent taht were used for navigation. It is now serves as an Inuit cultural symbol. They are pretty cool structures that are steeped in historic tradition.

Also all over the place were the three mascots of the Olympics: Quatchi, a sasquatch; Miga, a young sea bear (part bear part killer whale) who loves to snowboard; and Sumi, the animal spirit who can transform. Not sure who came up with these mascots but I’m sure they were on acid.

Enjoy some photos, then go check out more awesomeness at 30daysofawesome.com.

xoxo.