While the Route 66 portion of The Great Baseball Ride technically started when we arrived in Chicago two days ago, we didn’t really start driving the route until today. Our stay at the Ohio House Motel was wonderful; affordable, clean, updated, free parking, great breakfast at Cafe Tola next door, good location, etc. We had …
The Great Baseball Ride: Game 5; St. Louis Cardinals and Route 66. Read More »
Yesterday was our game at Wrigley, and we decided to hold off on a game with the White Sox for another leg of the trip. Thus far on our trip we’ve been on the road for 11 days, but have only spent more than one night in one spot once with our two night stay …
Thus far on The Great Baseball Ride, we’ve completed the first leg our trip which included games with the Atlanta Braves, Tampa Bay Rays, and Miami Marlins. We also visited the Louisville Slugger Factory & Museum and had an ill-fated attempt at a game with the Durham Bulls (though we did get to see the …
We had originally planned on two games in each MLB stadium, but eschewed that on this first leg in favor of trying to get minor league games in at both Fort Myers, FL and Durham, NC (in addition to one game in each MLB stadium). We bailed on the Fort Myers game the weather was …
After a great nights sleep at the TRYP in Ft. Lauderdale the night before, we were ready for game day. We had some time to kill before the nights game so we decided to cruise South Beach. It’s interesting to actually see these places that you hear about. The energy of the area was fun …
Today was supposed to be game day. Despite our debacle with the timeshare presentation, our hotel was really nice and we were able to stay at the resort for our originally agreed upon two nights. As nice as the resort is and as nice as our room was, I was happy to get out of …
Today was a day to test the will. On our road trips, I barely ever have to go to the bathroom. Yin and Yang is a thing, so for my not going, Keke compensates by going a lot. It’s cool, we complete each other. As a result, stopping at rest stops is a common …
The Great Baseball Ride: Don’t Sign Up For The Timeshare Meeting. Read More »
After an eight hour stay at the Travelodge in Perri, GA and a quick stop in Ocala, FL to see some of Keke’s family, we were on our way headed towards Tampa/St. Petersburg. Traffic bunched up as we got closer into the city, but everything still moves pretty well, and we arrived at Tropicana Field, …
We kicked off the first game of The Great Baseball Ride in Atlanta with the Braves. Keke was able to score some tickets on Stubhub as well as a parking pass. Our seats were great ($18 face value), second deck behind home plate, you could see everything. The area around SunTrust Park is very nice. …
In the book The Four Hour Work Week, author Tim Ferris talks about how people think they are looking for happiness, but aren’t. He says happiness can be found in a bottle of wine, people are really looking for excitement. Life is too short to just get up each day, sit in traffic on our …