It sure is nice to have water pumping once again! Harris was restless last night so he decided to head off toward Peoria. After driving a couple of hours he stopped at one of the exits along I-10 on the westward side of Blythe, CA. The stars were out and trucks looked like a line of lighted ants on some sugar trail in the night. It was quiet except for the wind rushing through. All in all, a great place to have stopped.
A Howie Sunrise
At 7 in the morning the temp quickly rose from 42 to the mid 50’s and so he was able to make some breakfast before he took off. He stopped at Quartzsite, AZ to stretch his legs and check to see if there were any bargains—there weren’t.
A quick stop at Quartzsite
He pulled into Peoria where it felt like winning the lottery to purchase diesel at under $4 per gallon (3.95) and parked Howie across from the Peoria stadium. The temperature crept into the mid 60s and Harris changed into shorts for the first time this trip.
Nice to be back at the stadium
After a quick lunch he headed to the stadium to buy a lawn ticket (he’ll save the good seats for when Rick comes). The weather was the highlight of the game. Ichiro, in his new batting stance and new 3rd in the batting order position struck out 2x and hit a weak fly, but he did make a spectacular catch in right field. And it was nice to see Jay Buhner’s bald head glistening in the Arizona sun.
Are you blinded by Jay?
There was a block party after the game featuring Seattle bands in the street in front of the stadium where game ticket holders got in free. Harris thought it was funny that people who didn’t go to the game were paying $10 or $25 to be able to enter a roped-off area so they could spend even more money for food, beer, and rides. The best locations to hear the bands were outside that area where you could sit down on cement block walls that lined the street. Inside the area you had to pay $25 to be able to sit down on plastic chairs and hear the concert. Since Harris could hear the band from Howie, he gave his ticket to someone who wanted to enter. Time to find a place to stay the night.
Miles driven 280
One of the Seattle bands at the block party
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