The Rockies - 2012
The altitude didn't seem to bother the Babe.
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Twins Spring Training - Ft. Myers - 2012
The three of us caught the Twins/Cardinals game in Ft. Myers this week. It was the first time I'd been to a Spring Training game (ever) and it was a lot of fun. It feels A LOT like Minor League baseball, but it certainly isn't priced like Minor League baseball. We left before the end, but the Cards were up 3-1 when we took off. Even though it was a 'home' game for the Twins, there were plenty of Cardinal fans in attendance. Not one peep about Pujols. Not one.
Things I Learned in Charleston
We've been back from our vacation in Charleston for a few weeks. We did a bit of sight-seeing along with plenty of time at the pool/beach. We ended up doing a short tour of the city and a tour of a plantation. Came away with at least three new pieces of info that I thought I should share. 1. Pirates wear one gold earring because that was the cost of a funeral. Apparently, pirates feared NOT being buried, so if they were wearing the earring and someone found them dead, the hope was that they'd sell the gold and stick them in the ground. 2. The reason streets are paved with cobblestones? They came over on ships from England as ballast. Ships came over empty - but for the cobbles - and the british dumped them here when they arrived. Filling up on cotton and other American goods for the their return trip. 3. The roots of the Virginia Live Oak grow "together", when there is at least two of them standing next to each other. This makes them just about hurrican
Boone Hall Plantation Visit
We spent an afternoon at the Boone Hall Plantation outside of Charleston, South Carolina. The highlight is these 300+ year old Live Oak Trees along the approach to the plantation house. My camera phone does them absolute no justice. Because of how their roots grow, they're hurricane-proof . Slave houses, plantation tours and history were the order of the day.
Hiking the Appalachian Trail
Special thanks to Governor Sanford for having us this week. Spent a good bit of time on the beach, at the pool, and hiking the Appalachian Trail with the Moran clan. More on what I learned and where we went when we get back.
