Ancient Oaks RV Resort in Okeechobee, Florida held its second annual Olympics for seniors called the Oldlympics. There was no highly trained athletes, no herd of sports writers, and no terrorist threats. But, there was a lot of fun for all that were watching and participating in the ten events. There were twenty teams consisting of four people and each person had to participate in each event. The events included; basketball shoot, washer toss, cup stacking, ping pong bounce, Frisbee toss, corn bag toss,ladder golf, marshmallow golf, shuffle board, and casting contest.
If this sounds a little wimpy to you, keep in mind the participants ranged in age from late 50's to well into their 80's. There was no practice opportunity, and some events required a steady hand (like stacking plastic cups) and few of us have steady hands anymore!
After a brief opening ceremony, the games began. One could clearly hear the sounds of trash talking, bones popping, dentures sticking and occasional grunts and farts as the participants put on their game faces and got down to the business of winning gold medals!
It was a hoot participate in the Oldlympics. But, it was even more fun seeing some of the creative and hilarious uniforms these folks wore. Take a look at this small, but amusing sample.
These gals are all from our street. They call themselves 'The Whiners" and have grapes in their hair and a wine glass fastened to their chest.
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| L to R: Barb, Pat, Joan, and Carol |
This is the team Kitty was on. I don't remember the name of this team, but they sure are a sexy bunch!
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| L to R: Norma, Kitty, Barb, and Carol |
But, this one is my favorite one of all. I call it the "Breast of the bunch."
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| Check out them hooters! What a hoot! |
The Oldlympics was a lot of fun. Everything ran smoothly and efficiently. The social committee deserves a lot of credit for making this years Oldlympics even better than last year, and we are all training hard for next years event!.
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