The Full Ramjet Diamond Quest is officially underway Rog and myself were up before the birds and decided to give’r around 6:00m. After a quick stop at Tim’s, R2 drove to where we took some pics of the field I had dreamed of playing on as a kid. We then made a run for the border. The border guard was a bit confused with R2’s excuse for wanting to cross the border but after learning that R2 was a Blue jay fan, he welcomed us with open arms knowing that we were really in search of a real baseball team such as his beloved Boston Red Sox.
Our “quick” stop at the Flying J gas station proved to take a little longer than expected. Because of this “Road Rage” Rog got a little testy with the fact that the 15 minutes that we had gained according to
Gertrude aka GPS, was now lost and we were now behind schedule by 36 seconds. (We decided to name our GPS Gertrude since no trip is complete without having a Shotgun Sally providing directions but on the most part
miss-direction. The volume is adjustable on this model.
We then blew that pop shop and sailed away towards
Cooperstown. We tripped out on route 90 going 90 out –maneuvering about 90 State Troopers who were stationed along the highway with radar guns drawn… or pistol we were not certain because of the speed we were travelling. The view along highway 28 heading into Cooperstown is full of million dollar views.
Five hours later we arrived at Mecca. First stop was Doubleday Field which was getting prepped for the Hall of Fame induction. We then floated up main Street USA towards the
National Baseball Hall of Fame. The sun finally broke out as we poked our heads into the various shops taking note that Pete Rose was going to be signing autographs at noon.
Roger here now...
The Hall is a great place to tour with many artifacts from the years gone by. The building was a buzz with the induction of
Jerry Rice,
Joe Gordon and
Ricky Henderson. We timed our visit perfectly to the great baseball town. The many stores and shops selling the passion for the game were great to visit. Many fans were excited to sign our shirts. Dunc and I managed to have many baseball fans sign our shirts to become part of the adventure. We met up with this lady who has done two such tours of nine games in 10 days in the last two years. She is pictured signing Dunc's shirt.
We continued on down route 90 to Boston for dinner and rest. We are staying at the Hilton
Doubletree which is hosting the National Under 15 Soccer Championships. Tomorrow we are heading to
JFK Presidential Library,
Quincy Market and then
Fenway Park for game number one. We continue to be forced to stay in such squalor conditions. Tonight’s menu was roast beef and all the fixings. Burp! See you tomorrow at the
Marriot. Life is rough on the road.
Good night for now… The Full & R2
P.S. news on the wire (Full Dunc’s Wire) is that our fearless leader is in NY for a special occasion. Stay tuned. Keep an eye on the ticker.
