Capital City hockey..

For a team that is struggling to get fans in the stands, the crowd last night was small in numbers but loud in voice. A great atmosphere and a great end to end game of hockey. Unfortunately for the Caps, they blew a 2 goals to none lead to lose 3 - 2 in a shootout. I think Mark and Ed were happy to see the shootout but it would have been better if the home team had won it.



As it was the lads last night on the trip we decided to hang around after the game for a few beers and a farewell eat fest. The rink in Washington is right downtown and built into other office buildings...you wouldn't really know it was there and it doesn't look like a rink from the street. The good thing is that the train (metro) takes you right there and there are also plenty of shops, pubs, resturants close by.



The trip to Washington was pretty good...we got some good advice from a fella in Pittsburgh to stop at a ski resort on the way to break up the days before the game last night. We stayed in Seven Springs, right on the slopes but for some reason we didn't make it out skiiing??? Those guys are a bad influence on me!!

Once we figured out where we were:


Game day was spent touring around Washington...nice city and of course we took in all the well known monuments and sights:






Had a lot of laughs and a great time with Mark and Ed...I'm not sure how much they enjoyed the flight home but I know I enjoyed the sleep in!! Now for some more lonely time before hitting New York.