So after a five day layover in sunny Greensboro we finally got to watch the Hurricanes. They won (2 - 1 over the Kings), in what I thought, was a hard hitting, fast paced game of hockey. Some disagreed, some don't remember!
Jason organised a big crew for the Hurricane's game - Robbie, Chad, Josh, Eric, Pat, Art, James, and I all journeyed the hour to Raleigh and were going to set up for a tailgate party prior to the game. Tailgate party never happened as it was pouring rain so we headed to a local pub to pass the time.
Here are all the lads, prior to the game in Greensboro:
Here are all the lads, prior to the game in Raleigh (see any differences):
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Steaks for dinner, fire on the deck, a trip to Pinehurst and a round of golf (not at Pinehurst!) all highlighted a great stay in Greensboro with Jason, Missy and Riley. Throw in some great local beers, live music and a trip to Biscuitville and it gets even better!
Had a few friends over for a fire and beers on Saturday:
Treated to a trip to Pinehurst on Sunday:
Dinner at Harper's on Monday:
Game day attire (check out Jason going old school):
Art and James flew out from Raleigh on Wednesday and I now continue on the trip, solo, for the first time. I'll miss you Tubs and Lard Ass. The chirping and constant bickering won't be missed though!! James saw 5 games in all and I'm sure he would have loved to watch a lot more. Art's final stats: 14 games, approx. 22,000km, 23 states and provinces visited all completed in 48 days. What an awesome Road Dog!!
3 comments:
Will this journey become known in Pictou county as "The Transformation of Art in the 21st century?"
Be afraid....very afraid
Maybe you should rename the RAV4 as the Zamboni:
....The Zamboni leaves the line with alacrity (revved to its 3000-rpm redline), rockets up to 9.7 mph and then stays at exactly that speed for the full 200-ft. length of the rink. Those old myths that you will "black out" or "be unable to breathe" at speeds above 9.5 mph proved to be completely untrue. I was perfectly comfortable, once I got over the excitement, and felt no ill effects then or later.
There's not much luggage space, unless you dump the snow, and $50,000 is a lot of money for any sport ute with a top speed of only 9.7 mph.
Keep it up MacLean, very impressive recap of the trip so far. Can't wait to touch base with you sometime to hear all the classic stories..... awesome!! Good luck with the rest of your trip buddy! And to Jamie and Art, hope you had a blast on your journey.... I'm sure you did! Take care fellas!
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