Joe Rea wishes he could put time in bottle.
If that was the case, he'd be savouring this week like a fine wine, even though his last sip Thursday tasted a little like vinegar.
As coach of Canada's wheelchair curling team at the Paralympic Games in Vancouver, the 51-year-old from Prince George has been front and centre for the action at Vancouver Paralympic Centre and there's no place he'd rather be.
Despite an 8-7 loss to Italy Thursday night, the Canadian rink skipped by Jim Armstrong of Richmond clinched first place in the round-robin standings, finishing with a 9-2 record to advance to Saturday's semifinal round. Canada's only other defeat came in their opener Monday when they lost 8-4 to Sweden.
"The event is awesome and all the things that go along with it are more than one could imagine," said Rea. "The tournament itself has been played really well. If you end up in first place at the end of it you have to be pretty happy with it.
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