Hitting the Road

Wednesday We Did The Drive!

This day began at 5:00 AM.  Apparently someone burned their popcorn in the in-room microwave setting off the fire alarms.  It was a rude awakening!  Never really fell back to sleep.

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Reset the odometer and drop cousin Michael at the airport -- as you can see --- it is flat as far as the eye can see.

The Drive to Austin.

On the road trips we visit college campuses along the way.  They seem to like metal team mascot statues in Texas.  Can you guess the university associated with each photo?

Oh, a few have asked why aren't I in any of the pics?  I'm the photographer, driver, and banker on this trip!

First stop TCU

This is the TCU Horned Frogs.  This is a beautiful campus.  A mid-size university of about 10,000 students.  Lovely facilities.  It sits on the edge of some not so nice parts of Fort Worth.  But the campus is lovely.

TCU has some major football history -- Sammy Baugh and Cowboy Bob Lily were grads and of course Wyatt's favorite player -- LT.

Next Baylor

The Baylor Bears.  This campus is located in Waco.  It is very spread out and is separated from the downtown by Interstate 35.  We didn't care for it much but we did have fun with the bear masks.

Oh, the football field isn't even on campus, it's a 3 mile drive across down and felt like a small Veterans Stadium.

5:00 PM At last Austin and University of Texas
Wow, this is an awesome campus and what a town!  I am ready to move!  It's smaller than Philly and bigger than State College but it feels as if you are at a blend of the University of Pennsylvania and Penn State.  Lovely, fun, urban yet tree lined and manageable.  Nice, nice, nice.

By the Way

Right about now you might be asking yourself...where's the baseball...well, Tuesday -- after the Monday night Rangers game,  we took a trip to the Urgent Care facility....Wyatt came down with Otitis media and bronchitis. So, we loaded him up with meds and shut down our evening baseball games so he'd be rested for the baseball camp in Austin.  We missed both the Grand Prairie game and the Round Rock Express game.  Oh, well, the college stops were fun and there's more to come on Austin.

Thursday -- Healthy Enough to Play Ball!

Now this is having fun -- playing ball on the field of a major college program.  These pics are from the Thursday and Friday sessions....and I get free time because he's staying in the dorms!  Austin pics will be posted Sunday.  Have a great weekend all.

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