The Tribune

WE’LL put today down as one of those days.

On the one hand it was a dream come true for any athlete or coach.

The day you arrive in the village, words can’t describe the feeling of heading into an Olympics for the first time.

The build up as you travel towards your dreams is so exciting, and I know Arianna had a smile from ear to ear!

On the other hand it was a day where if something could go wrong it generally did.

God has an amazing way of testing us sometimes...let me explain.

First off it was one of the hottest days in years for England, not a cloud in the sky.

And because it’s never really hot in London, there is no air conditioning anywhere, and that can be a problem when moving pounds of luggage from bus, through security, back on bus, through more security, and then into your room. Working up a sweat!

We then decided, to cool down, we would head straight to the Olympic pool, but when we got there they told us it was closed for synchronised swimming.

Are you kidding me? Olympic pool closed at the Olympics? The temperature just went up a little!

OK, move on.

So then just as we get back to the village to change buses for the training pool venue, Arianna tells me she must have left her phone on the bus. Slight panic!

To her credit she remained very calm as we searched every bus that circled back around the village, but no phone.

So we walk back to our rooms and she texts me to tell me she found the phone in the bottom of her bag. Thank you!

After a quick Bahamas team meeting we went back to the pool and we were all smiles. No more drama. See, even when things aren’t going your way the world has a funny way of working itself out!

Arianna agreed to leave her phone in her room from now on.

For the rest of the day it was great catching up with friends and other athletes here at the Olympics.

I finished off the day reading Psalm 23.