Rally officials were provided with all their meals during the Rally. I had been afraid before flying into Hokkaido that boxed meals would be cold. It would be difficult to keep them hot in the cold air of Hokkaido. I heard about the catering service, but I thought it meant that someone would deliver boxed meals to every point where the rally officials were working.
However, it was not true. It was no use worrying. The organizers were professional. A large tent was prepared as an eating place. The first picture shows the breakfast on Oct. 31st. Scrambled eggs and kelp boiled in soy sauce were on the rice. We named it the bowl of double colors. Steamed potatoes with butter was one of the famous foods in Hokkaido.
The second picture shows the catering service men. As you see, they wore the same uniform as me. They were also rally officials. These catering staff members seemed to be dispatched in the forest where the special stages were designed. I wondered how systematic and meticulously scheduled the official side of the rally was. The last picture shows the inside of the tent.
I finished the breakfast. The time has come. I'll do anything that I have to do. I hope I will have the chance to talk to worldclass famous drivers.
(Vocabulary)
provide sb with sth 人に～を提供する
boxed meal 弁当
food boiled in soy sauce 佃煮
meticulously 細心の注意を払って、慎重に
The time has come. いよいよだ。
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