Not all Olympic events are taking place in Paris.
TheOlympicsare in full swing.
Some athletes won’t be coming to Paris, let alone Europe.
Surfing events are scheduled for Tahiti, the French Polynesian island in the South Pacific.
Even better, their Olympic Village is on…a boat!
Reutersreports that a floating village is due to limited space in Tahiti’s southern coast.
In total, 28 athletes across 19 teams are living on the cruise ship during the games.
“It’s awesome.
We got nice rooms and it’s very comfortable.
Billy is among the Olympic surfersposting onlineabout their experience on the cruise ship.
Finally, German surfer Tim Eltermade it clearthey donothave cardboard beds like the athletes in Paris.
“So yeah, we got it better than the guys in Paris,” he said.
Olympic surfing eventskick off on July 27.
