Now it is over, Val will have her gold, and life will go back to normal. I had an interesting email from an English cousin about the lighter side of our closest sporting rival Australia.
Apparently they thought they could trounce England for medals so set up a 'Them and Us” barometer showing Australian gold medals on one side and the Brits on the other side - they eventually regretted it and the Australian Minister of Sport has to pay a forfeit by dressing up in British colours and swimming across the Thames.
Another little snippet is that state-controlled North Korea has apparently put out a news item that they have 'won The Olympics.” New Zealand did so well for such a small country, we are a minnow compared to most other competing countries, and I am proud to be a Kiwi!

Robin Bishop, Pyes Pa.