We are off to Indiana!
This is one journey we have been looking forward to with eager anticipation.
Why? Because it’s to Indianapolis, one of our all time favorite USRT destinations. Indy is a sports lovers paradise - Conseco Fieldhouse, the best of the best of all 4-sports venues; a vibrant and energetic downtown scene with shopping, restaurants, nightlife, hotels and entertainment, everything we wish that Buffalo could become. Victory Field is one sweet ballpark and it’s right downtown too. The NCAA Hall of Champions is closeby, the Indianapolis 500 motor track, and if you’re a disciple of the movie “Hoosiers”, then the Hinkle Fieldhouse at Butler University is a must-do pilgrimage.
Adding to the glitz and buzz is Lucas Oil Stadium, the new home of the Indianapolis Colts, and when we attend Sunday’s game against the Baltimore Ravens, once again we will cross the finish line and claim bragging rights of having attended a home game of each of the 122 teams in the four major sports in their current and active venues.
We’re staying at the Sheraton right downtown and right near Victory Circle, so we will be right in the middle of the action and walking distance to the stadium. Very cool!
But there is more to this trip… we start things off Saturday down in Bloomington, where we will see the Indiana Hoosiers take on Iowa in Big-Ten college football action. Then on Monday, as we head home we will take a little detour up towards Detroit (well Windsor, actually). The OHL Windsor Spitfires will be saying goodbye to “The Old Barn”, Windsor Arena, in another month or so, and this gives us a chance to see a hallowed and storied venue (and former NHL venue, once home to the Detroit Red Wings), before it is gone for good. Puck drops at 3PM on this Canadian Thanksgiving, and our creds are at will call!
On the down side, we will have to miss the Sabres opener and that’s a bummer. We got Sirius in the car but now they supposedly have an “XM on Sirius” feed which means we can try and catch the game on radio. Hope it works, not sure if that’s some sort of premium tier. And of course, the baseball LCS’s are on as well so plenty of sports on air for the ride down.
We will TRY to do postings from the road. Truth be told, Sheraton’s wifi and internet service sucks and is always an adventure. But nonetheless, tune in for updates!
