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Originally Posted by susie123

Today in Morecambe the rain is coming down in stair rods and there's a driving wind, so the conditions are ideal NOT for the Olympic torch relay going round Morecambe Bay from Carnforth and then into Lancaster. I could have stayed indoors and watched on the BBC website or the red button on the TV, or even caught a glimpse from the house, but having seen what all those involved were putting up with from the start in Kendal I thought it would be churlish not to support them so off I went.

I didn't think to put my wellies on so 45 minutes and two soaked feet later I am back to report. Glad I went out, there were quite a few folks about, but with cars parked on both sides of the prom it was difficult to get shots without going into the road. And some shots were blurred by rain on the lens, plus camera batteries were running low. Anyway here is what I managed to capture on film.

They paused at the Town Hall which is virtually next to our house but it really was too wet to stick around. Watching now on the BBC website there are lots of people about as the torch makes its way through Morecambe, stopping at the Eric Morecambe statue where the mayor was waiting, then making its way out of town to Lancaster. All in all it was a good show from the town considering the weather, hope Accy has better luck tomorrow.

1 I could have watched from the bedroom window as they went past the gap between the houses on the front
2 Or stood on the loo and got a slightly closer view from the lavatory window
3 But I went out... a bit early - ten minutes or so to go
4 He's not in the torch relay
5 Getting nearer
6 Bus with mascot and previous/future torch bearers
7 A sponsor
8 Another sponsor
9 Nearly there
10 At last - well done that man! Keep going! It was all over so quickly...

Are there floats with the torch like a carnival? I didn't take any pics today as the rain was driving down on me and Max