After dropping the women at the house, the three guys headed back into Tampa and across the causeway to Clearwater, for a spring training exhibition game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Philadelphia Phillies. Sure, the Jays lost 13-5 with a squad consisting mostly of minor-league prospects, but a good time was had by all. We dropped John and Julie at a hotel at the airport, as they were flying out the next morning.
We left ourselves very early the next morning, with frost on the Juke (!), and began the long drive home, following Interstate 75 North all the way. Continuing our audiobook, Stephen King's "The Stand", we spent about twelve hours on the road and stopped for the night in Berea, Kentucky after a pleasant drive through the Appalachians. The only real glitch was noon rush-hour in Atlanta, but we were saved by the HOV carpool lane. I knew my navigator would come in handy at SOME point in the trip.
We left early the following day, but not quite early enough as we ran into morning rush hour in Cincinnati, Ohio. Otherwise, it was clear sailing, as we stayed about eight hours ahead of a massive winter storm set to hit the area behind us. We stopped briefly in northern Ohio to pick up cheap beer, our first Tim Horton's and our last tank of gas for the trip. Detroit was smooth sailing, no delays were encountered at the border, and we pulled into the driveway in Wheatley (thankfully green and not white) around 1:30pm to the delight of some very elated furry residents.
Causeway to Clearwater, Florida
The return view on the way back to Tampa
Blue Jays and Phillies at Bright House Field
Here's the pitch....
It got worse - final score Phillies 13, Jays 5
Jose Bautista right before he cranked one out of the park
Atlanta, Georgia on Interstate 75
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