Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Saturday, July 16, 2016 - Cleveland, OH to Allentown, PA and NYC

Thank you, Cleveland! Goodbye and good luck!

Safe in "America Starts Here."

The high point of Pennsylvania. On 80, anyway.

Stephanie really liked the placement of the pictures at the truck stop diner.

Cool cars

He knows.

That monster cloud is close! 

No E-ZPass, no exit.

We're at Coca-Cola Park in Allentown, PA to see the Lehigh Valley IronPigs (AAA for the Phillies) play the Buffalo Bisons (AAA for the Blue Jays). And oddly, we saw real live bisons a few days ago!

I mean...We are in BACON, USA to see the IronPigs play the Bisons.

Cool car

View from behind home plate. Wait...is that...

BACON!

Pigs to the Bigs

Bacon!

Cheese?

Todd says

Stephanie says

Cool chair

View from the outfield

Is Stephanie PigPen?

Todd thinks

Stephanie oinks

This. This place is a big reason we came to the ballpark today. Aw Shucks is the best.

Todd admires Aw Shucks' product. Don't eat both of them Todd! One of them is Stephanie's!

This was our response, too.

Next up...Bacon on a Stick. 
We ate it with cheese fries but it all got eaten too fast for a photo.

Oink

Standings

Lineups

That's a big guitar.

This is the most truth we've seen in one place for a looooong time!

Stephanie always wants all the popcorn. It was so nice of them to bag it up for her!

Oh yeah, and more ice cream. With cinnamon/sugar roasted cashews. 

We are one with Bacon, USA. Resistance is futile.

The IronPigs' closer hit a (very blurry) 100 mph! We think it was Luis Garcia and will keep an eye out for him.

Congratulations to our lovely hosts on their win!


More fireworks...but we've got to go home!

And we're home in under 3300 miles!

We had to turn around and go right out again to help our friends celebrate their bar's first anniversary.


Sasha and Big Lee

Plus cake

Equals messy Big Lee. 

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Friday, July 15, 2016 - Eastlake, OH

So, vodka in a sippy cup?


Bridge to the ballpark


We're here at Classic Park to see the Lake County Captains (A for Stephanie's Indians) host the Cedar Rapids Kernels (A for the Twins).Note: The big boy Indians and Twins are playing tonight too.


This is cool. 


Poop Deck?


We saw Fausto Carmona (as he was then known) play here around that time!


Lighthouse


Pressboxes


Oh Captain


Our Captain

A very unusual name. How do you pronounce it?


Oh. Thanks.


We're glad there's no one in those seats tonight!


Lineups


Only four ballparks to go before we've seen a game at the whole league!


Captain Kenny and Stephanie


Stephanie thinks this is about the Cavs, no matter what Todd says.


Stephanie: "That's not a name!"
Todd: "It's 'Francis' backwards."


She missed the chicken. Poor chicken.


You go, girl!


Safety first


Woof


Todd wins.


Bubble Ball lying in wait.


A perfect baseball picture


It's on!


Oof


We were somehow sitting next to his VERY loud and shrill cheering section.


He was the Beer Batter.


Right field


Left field


Stands


Pretty sunset


The team store

For sale in the team store


I think we need a drink.


The many flavors were enthralling.


This is the best flavor.

Something you don't see every day.


Kaboom!


Todd, Stephanie and Corey. Good luck with everything, Corey! Nice meeting you!


View from behind home plate


The Kernels McIver-ed a win.



Congrats, Kernels


In New York, we call this place SeƱor Pollo.

We went to get a drink at a favorite Cleveland place.


The jazz band had so many members, they wouldn't all fit in the picture!