Saturday morning January 11th I woke up early & I took a
ride via public transportation out to Avis on Long Island so I could
pick up a car rental for the weekend. I wound up getting a Toyota
Corolla. After I got it, I went back to Astoria so I could pick up the
King & our pal Paul Derrick who stayed over with us.
I
drove us to New Britain, Connecticut which is ten miles south of
Hartford. We went to see the Central Connecticut Blue Devils play the
Red Flash of St. Francis of Pennsylvania in a college basketball game at
the William H. Detrick Gymnasium. As for the game we saw, the Red Flash
beat the Blue Devils, 75-67.
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| William H. Detrick Gymnasium in New Britain, Connecticut |
After the game we
drove towards Foxboro, Massachusetts where we went to see the Patriots
host the Colts in the AFC Divisional Playoff Game. Since we had some
spare time, we decided to check in to our hotel first. We stayed at
Super 8 in West Greenwich, Rhode Island. After we checked in & got
situated, I drove us to Foxboro. We parked by the golf course like we
always do when we go there for $20 which is the cheapest you're going to
find along Route 1. On the way to Gillette Stadium, we stopped off for dinner
at Papa Gino's which is on the way.
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| Live action from AFC Divisional Playoff Game in Foxboro |
When
we finally arrived at the Stadium, Paul Derrick had to go to the box
office to pick up the tickets we ordered from Ticketmaster. Since they
only accept Visa, Paul who has one was willing to use his card to get
the tickets for all of us. It worked out well. As I like to say, teamwork makes the dream work. We barely made the
opening kickoff but thankfully we did. The Patriots capitalized on an
early turnover by Andrew Luck as they scored first to go up, 7-0. They
added another touchdown on their next possession to make it, 14-0. The
Colts like they did the week before fell behind. With that being said, I
knew the game was far from over. The Colts did come back but when it
was all said & done, the Patriots prevailed, 43-22. We did meet up
with our pal Sean MacDonald who took Megabus to Boston where he was
staying for the weekend. He then took a train to Foxboro from South
Station so he could join us. During the game, we all met up. After the game, we went back to
our hotels.
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| Warm ups at Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence |
Sunday the King, Paul & I
drove to Providence to see the Providence Bruins play the Manchester
Monarchs at the Dunkin Donuts Center. On the way there we stopped off
for breakfast at P.J.'s Diner in Coventry, Rhode Island which turned out to be a great decision.
It looked like a house on the side of the road. We got there just before
noon. Luckily for us, they were closing up but they let us in so we
could enjoy a late made to order breakfast. After we finished eating, we continued on
to downtown Providence.
As for the game we saw, the
hometown Bruins lost to the Monarchs, 2-1. It should be noted that it
wasn't a total loss because Paul Derrick & I got to meet up with
another roadtripper, Paul Baker who was at the game with his wife. We
got to say a quick hello to them between the second & third period
intermission. They live in the area & they have season tickets. It
was nice to meet & greet them. Hopefully our paths will cross again
down the road.
After the game, we drove Paul
Derrick to the nearby train station. He arranged to meet up with Sean
MacDonald since he planned to spend a few days in Boston with him before he
returned home to Houston Wednesday morning.
On our way back to NYC, the King & I stopped off at Texas Roadhouse in West Haven, Connecticut where we enjoyed another great meal. It's conveniently located off of I-95 exit 42. After we ate, I drove us home.
It turned out to be
another memorable weekend. I want to personally thank Paul for coming
back to the Northeast to see us again.
Stay tuned as I will continue to recap the rest of our adventurous month of January when time allows me to do so.
Thank you for reading & following along.
Yours truly,
Gary Herman
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