Olympic Twitter Archive 1

Watching blacksticks warm up. Its a bit like Fraser Park only warmer, with louder music and with a few more people watching! 12:17 AM August 15, 2008 from txt

Standing in line at security. Getting into venue is like airport security. Tired, thirsty but happy to have ticket, 11:06 PM August 14, 2008 from txt

At hotel, booking rather confused and no sign of some tickets we thought would be here. We also suffer who only stand and watch! 04:34 PM August 14, 2008 from web

Great Air NZ flight. There are helpers everywhere. At terminal 2 now waiting for friend from scotland, watching hockey on giant screen . 02:44 PM August 14, 2008 from txt

They have special gates for athletes and officials to save them standing in line. Everywhere you look there are signs of how hard China ... ... 02:44 PM August 14, 2008 from txt

Met the chef de mission of the Peru team. They have 12 athletes here. He gave me a neat little badge. Also met up with my friend from Sc ... ... 02:44 PM August 14, 2008 from txt

At Auckland Airport Hepthathlete Becky Wardell's parents are here as is Nick Willis dad. I am as excited as 10 year old on Christmas eve. 08:16 PM August 13, 2008 from web

Wasn't Mr Phelps the guy from Mission Impossible? Well 8 golds is looking less impossible for Michael. Phelps is phenomenal. 08:10 PM August 13, 2008 from web

Really good effort by the Black Stick girls but if all the tickets for everything have sold out why are there so many empty seats? 03:24 AM August 13, 2008 from web

Well done Moss. 1st Kiwi in a swim final since 1996. Wonder how many people have helped him from Tauranga to the Water Cube? Now 200m to go. 06:51 PM August 12, 2008 from web

Staying up late, watching sports you don't usually care about, against countries you barely know - it must be the Olympics. It's brilliant! 01:30 PM August 12, 2008 from web

Managed to replace nearly all our tickets. Just a couple of black stick tickets to go. Watching "One Sport" but there are way more than one! 09:48 PM August 10, 2008 from web

Here we go everyone. 7 years of planning and now the curtain rises. If you are not excited by what lies ahead you better check your pulse. 11:57 PM August 08, 2008 from web

Got my visa. I was way more excited than the official who gave it to me. All he said was: "60 dollars please". Maybe he was jealous of me. 04:03 PM August 08, 2008 from web

My first tickets arrived today. This simple thing gives me access to adventure and glory. I think I will sleep with them under my pillow!! 10:14 PM August 07, 2008 from web

Dinner at a Chinese rest in Christchurch. The waitress was so proud that the games were in her homeland. "You will see us at our very best!" 12:59 AM August 07, 2008 from web

Dunedin today saw a family in a bookshop. The mum was buying each of the kids a book on the Olympics. So many great kiwi stories to tell. 10:21 AM August 06, 2008 from web

Now on a frantic ticket hunt. Fortunately only 1/3 of our tickets were with them. Feel bad for those who lost everything through deception. 07:52 AM August 05, 2008 from web

Gutted to discover that some of our tickets booked ages ago were with the fraudulent beijingticketing scam. Unbelievable how many affected. 07:48 AM August 05, 2008 from web

At the Chinese Embassy handing in my Visa application. Waiting in line reading Dom Post predictions for Kiwi medals. So much anticipation. 11:38 AM August 01, 2008 from web