May 10, 2012

Today has been a long day. Tom drove for hours and hours and was weary when he was done. If the truth should be known, Tom played 36 holes of golf, first at Peterson Air Force Base and later on at the Air Force Academy. Well, he was driving wasn't he? We did see 2 things during the day. First we went to the US Olympic Training village in Colorado Springs. The are about 150 full time athletes training there getting ready for the 2012 Summer Olympics. Mark your calendars...save the date. July 27th.

Does anyone know why the 5 colors were chosen?

I took this one for one of my daughters.

There weren't many athletes training there today but we did see some of the facilities that they used. In the afternoon we went to the Air Force Academy to look at the campus...and yes the golf course.

The chapel at the academy houses Protestant, Catholic, Jewish and Buddhist houses of worship all in the same building.

and yes, the inside of the chapel where the Protestant services are held is beautiful. Just a note, no cadet is allowed to be married in the chapel as Cadets are not allowed to be married. Currently the chapel has been scheduled well into 2013 for weddings. Anyone who would like to attend a service there is welcome. Tomorrow a big road trip to Denver, home of the Colorado Rockies.