Well, the first annual PoolDawg Road Trip is over. Good times were had, beverages were consumed and new friends were made. Ignacio Colorado may be a bit out of the way, but the drive was really nice. I got to stick my head out the window and experience some serious altitude, driving at about 10,000 feet above sea level.
On the way to the hotel, we decided to stop off at the Coney Island hot dog stand. Apparently the owners drove this thing over from New York and dropped it in the middle of the mountains in Bailey Colorado.
Needless to say, at first I wanted nothing to do with eating hot dogs. Really the whole concept is quite insulting. Why anyone thinks it acceptable to eat a dog is beyond me, but it does seem to be a popular pastime. Keven, Mike and Brent seemed to be enjoying their dogs, so eventually my inner Alfred Packer got the best of me and I decided to give it a try.
Once we finally got to Ignacio, I got to hang out quite a bit with my buddy Sarah (who I missed quite a bit while sitting on Mike’s desk). Sarah kicked some ass, taking her first 3 matches including a 9-6 win over our friend Monica Webb. She lost her 4th match to that Black Widow lady, but still finished tied for 9th for the tournament.
As for me, I’m back in Bloomington with Sarah and her crazy cats. In a few short weeks though I’ll be back on the road, headed to Lincoln City Oregon for the Pacific Coast Classic.
Its almost road trip time for your old pal Frank. Since the next WPBA event is in Colorado and Keven and Mike will be road tripping there, I figure I’ll hitch a ride and meet short stuff at the event. It seems that Colorado is a bit bigger than I thought it was, because Ignacio isn’t exactly “down the road” from the PoolDawg office.
If we don’t detour, its like a six hour drive, but you know we’re gonna detour. From what I hear, there are at least two stops that we’ll be making on the way. First stop, Bailey Colorado at Coney Island Colorado. Sure, I’m morally opposed to eating hot dogs, but that won’t stop Keven and Mike from chowing down by the river.
The other big stop on the PoolDawg Tour de Colorado is the Beer Can Castle in Antonio. From what I hear, its mostly made up of hubcaps and scrap metal, but still, anything called a beer castle is worth seeing, right?
I’m sure we’ll stop by some other roadside attractions on the way. Mike and Keven have pretty short attention spans, so anything that’s shiny will likely distract them.
